Read the exam blueprint first

Start with the IAPP AIGP Body of Knowledge — the official outline of everything the exam can test. Read it end to end so you know the shape of the territory before you dive into the source material.

→ AIGP Body of Knowledge & Exam Blueprint (PDF)

Read the primary sources in full

Then read each of these foundational documents in their entirety. The exam leans hardest on the EU AI Act and GDPR, but every one of these shows up. All are free unless marked.

• EU law
• EU AI Act — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
• Digital Omnibus on AI — Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved high-risk dates to Dec 2027 / Aug 2028; the exam may still use the original dates, so know both
• EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
• GDPR — Regulation (EU) 2016/679
• EDPB Opinion 28/2024 — AI models and the GDPR
• Product Liability Directive — (EU) 2024/2853 software and AI are now "products"
• Article 50 transparency guidelines (C(2026) 5054, 20 Jul 2026) · Article 50 marking & labelling code
• CJEU SCHUFA (C-634/21) a credit score is itself an Art. 22 automated decision · CJEU Dun & Bradstreet Austria (C-203/22) the Art. 15 explanation duty is a real one
• Other AI-specific laws (new in BOK v2.1)
• South Korea AI Basic Act — official English translation (KLRI) government-funded, more authoritative than CSET; CSET's is at cset.georgetown.edu
• IAPP US State AI Governance Legislation Tracker (PDF) Oct 2025 — predates Colorado's 2026 repeal-and-replace
• US statutes: Colorado SB 26-189 · Texas TRAIGA · California SB 53 · AB 2013 · SB 942 · CPPA ADMT rules
• More state law: Utah SB 226 · New York RAISE Act · NYC Local Law 144 · Illinois HB 3773
• AI copyright & IP case law (now decided)
• Thaler v. Perlmutter D.C. Circuit affirmed 18 Mar 2025; cert denied 2 Mar 2026 — no human author, no copyright
• Getty Images v Stability AI (UK) [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) — training claim largely failed; appeal pending 2026
• Bartz v. Anthropic split fair-use ruling, then a $1.5bn settlement approved 20 Jul 2026
• EU text-and-data-mining exception, Art. 4(3) Directive (EU) 2019/790 the machine-readable opt-out that rights holders use to reserve their works
• Standards & frameworks
• NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI 100-1)
• NIST AI RMF Playbook suggested actions for all 72 subcategories — named in the BOK. Machine-readable and public domain: JSON · CSV · PDF
• NIST Generative AI Profile (AI 600-1)
• OECD AI Principles · OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems
• ISO/IEC 22989 — AI concepts & terminology free in full — CHF 0, the one ISO standard you can just read
• ISO/IEC 42001 — AI management systems paid (CHF 1,880+)
• ISO/IEC 42005 — AI system impact assessment paid (CHF 181); the vault note covers it from free sources. Free orientation: BSI's launch note · AI Standards Hub
• ISO/IEC 23894 — AI risk management paid (CHF 155), and no longer named in BOK v2.1 — background only
• Agentic AI (named in BOK v2.1)
• Singapore IMDA — Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI · OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications

Learn IAPP's vocabulary

The exam uses IAPP's own definitions, so skim its free glossary alongside the Flashcards. The global tracker gives one-page summaries of each jurisdiction's AI law. Everything in this list is free.

• IAPP Key Terms for AI Governance (PDF) 99 terms, including "Agentic AI"
• IAPP Global AI Law and Policy Tracker (PDF)
• IAPP Certification Candidate Handbook v5.3.2 effective 1 Jun 2026 — the authoritative source for exam format, scoring and the 7-day retake rule
• How to prepare · Certification FAQs · IAPP AI Governance Center free weekly AI Governance Dashboard newsletter
• The Unofficial AIGP Resource Guide — Oliver Patel written by an IAPP AIGP instructor; ~100 resources mapped to the BOK
• Ethicalogic free AI governance course 28 lessons on the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF and ISO 42001; no registration

Work the Mind Map section by section

Open the Mind Map, pick a section, and click its node. Read through that section's documentation in the drawer that opens. Then use Study Questions → and Review Flashcards → in that drawer to drill just that section in the Quiz and Flashcards.

Turn the whole map green

Repeat that for every section. Nodes color themselves by how you're scoring — grey (untested) → red → amber → green. When the entire map is lit up green, you've genuinely covered the material.

Take practice exams

Finally, go to the Test tab and sit a few timed exams under real conditions. The domain mix follows the blueprint, and some questions are "Select N" multi-selects with no partial credit, as on the real exam. Once you're consistently scoring above 85%, you're ready to take the AIGP.

• What changed in BOK v2.1 — Dr. Kyle David (free video) · Wiley's free v2.1 supplement
• AIGP Study Kit its free questions and recall cards are already in this app (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
• aigp-exam-prep (MarginX) MIT-licensed, mapped to BOK v2.1 — its 185 questions are already in this app, and the 85-question mock uses the same domain mix as this app. See docs/research/
• IAPP official practice exam $60 ($50 member) — the only official practice questions beyond the 3 samples in the free Study Guide, and the best calibration check before you book
• Avoid "braindump" sites selling real exam questions. IAPP's candidate handbook treats using them as cheating (results cancelled, certification revoked).