This course introduces fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and the Microsoft Azure services used to build AI solutions. It combines core AI concepts with foundational technology skills for learners beginning a career implementing AI solutions on Microsoft Azure.
$ 497,00
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Course Outline
1. Introduction to AI concepts
• Introduction to AI
• Generative AI and agents
• Text and natural language
• Speech
• Computer vision
• Information extraction
• Responsible AI
• Exercise – Explore AI workloads
2. Introduction to generative AI and agents
• Large language models (LLMs)
• Prompts
• AI agents
• Exercise – Explore generative AI
3. Introduction to natural language processing concepts
• Tokenization
• Statistical text analysis
• Semantic language models
• Exercise – Explore text analytics
4. Introduction to AI speech concepts
• Speech-enabled solutions
• Speech recognition
• Speech synthesis
• Exercise – Explore AI speech
5. 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
6. Introduction to AI-powered information extraction concepts
• Overview of information extraction
• Optical character recognition (OCR)
• Field extraction and mapping
• Exercise – Explore AI information extraction
7. Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation concepts
• Understand retrieval-augmented generation
• Prepare data for retrieval
• Retrieve information and generate a response
• Evaluate a RAG solution
• Exercise – Explore RAG
8. 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
9. 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
10. Get started with text analysis in Azure
• Understand text analysis in Foundry
• Create a client application that analyzes text
• Use Azure Language with an agent
• Exercise – Get started with text analysis in Microsoft Foundry
11. Get started with speech in Azure
• Speech recognition
• Speech synthesis
• Creating a speech-capable agent
• Exercise – Get started with speech in Microsoft Foundry
12. 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
13. Get started with AI-powered information extraction in Azure
• Extract information from documents
• Extract information from audio and video
• Exercise – Get started with information extraction in Microsoft Foundry
14. Get started with Microsoft Foundry IQ
• What is Foundry IQ?
• Knowledge bases
• Connect an agent to Foundry IQ
• Exercise – Get started with Foundry IQ in Microsoft Foundry
Course Details
• Some knowledge of Python coding syntax and programming techniques is helpful.
• Knowledge of core cloud concepts, including cloud storage, cloud computing, and cloud-based authentication and authorization, is recommended.
• Basic understanding of computing and mathematics is recommended for the AI concepts learning path.
• Basic understanding of computing concepts and Python is recommended for the Azure AI applications and agents learning path.
Aspiring technology professionals at the beginning of a career in AI solution development. The course is beginner level and aligns with roles such as AI Engineer, Developer, and Student.
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$ 497,00
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