AI-901T00 : Introduction to AI in Azure

This course is for aspiring technology professionals at the beginning of their career in AI solution development. Some knowledge of Python coding syntax and programming techniques is useful. Additionally, knowledge of core cloud concepts, including cloud storage, cloud compute, and cloud-based authentication and authorization is recommended.

AI concepts for developers and technology professionals

Introduction to AI concepts
• Generative AI and agents
• Text and natural language
• Speech
• Computer vision
• Information extraction
• Responsible AI
• Exercise – Explore a simple AI agent

Introduction to generative AI and agents
• Large language models (LLMs)
• Prompts
• AI agents
• Exercise – Explore generative AI

Introduction to natural language processing concepts
• Tokenization
• Statistical text analysis.
• Semantic language models
• Exercise – Explore text analytics

Introduction to AI speech concepts
• Speech-enabled solutions
• Speech recognition
• Speech synthesis
• Exercise – Explore AI speech

Introduction to computer vision concepts
• Computer vision tasks and techniques
• Images and image processing
• Convolutional neural networks
• Vision transformers and multimodal models
• Image generation
• Exercise – Explore computer vision

Introduction to AI-powered information extraction concepts
• Overview of information extraction
• Optical character recognition (OCR)
• Field extraction and mapping
• Exercise – Explore AI information extraction

Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure

Get started with AI in Azure
• Understand Azure
• Developing AI apps on Azure
• Microsoft Foundry for AI
• Using Microsoft Foundry endpoints
• Exercise – Get started with Microsoft Foundry

Get started with generative AI and agents in Azure
• Generative AI models
• Using a generative AI model
• Creating an agent
• Exercise – Get started with generative AI and agents in Microsoft Foundry

Get started with text analysis in Azure
• Azure Language
• Azure Language SDK
• Azure Language MCP
• Exercise – Get started with text analysis in Microsoft Foundry

Get started with speech in Azure
• Speech recognition
• Speech synthesis
• Creating a speech-capable agent
• Exercise – Get started with speech in Microsoft Foundry

Get started with computer vision in Azure
• Multimodal models for image analysis
• Image generation models
• Video generation models
• Exercise – Get started with computer vision in Microsoft Foundry

Get started with AI-powered information extraction in Azure
• Extract information from documents
• Extract information from audio and video
• Exercise – Get started with Content Understanding in Microsoft Foundry

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

This certification is an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of common ML and AI workloads and how to implement them on Azure.

This certification is intended for candidates with both technical and non-technical backgrounds. Data science and software engineering experience are not required; however, some general programming knowledge or experience would be beneficial.

Azure AI Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Data Scientist Associate or Azure AI Engineer Associate, but it’s not a prerequisite for any of them.

Required Exam : AI-900

Basic understanding of computing concepts, math and Python