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Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — AI-901

Fundamentals AI Concepts Microsoft Foundry Responsible AI

AI-901 is a foundational AI certification. It covers the concepts behind modern AI workloads and the basic technical skills required to work with AI solutions in Azure and Microsoft Foundry. It signals foundational literacy rather than advanced AI engineering expertise.

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals AI-901 certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

What the certification covers

The current AI-901 exam focuses on understanding AI concepts and capabilities and implementing foundational AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry.

AI Concepts & Responsible AI

  • Common AI workloads and use cases
  • Fairness, reliability, privacy, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability
  • How generative AI models work at a conceptual level
  • Choosing models based on capabilities and deployment needs

AI Workloads

  • Generative AI
  • Natural language processing
  • Computer vision
  • Information extraction
  • Speech and other common AI solution patterns

Microsoft Foundry

  • Working with models and deployments
  • Using Foundry tools and services
  • Basic familiarity with REST APIs, SDKs, and CLIs
  • Foundational Python syntax and programming techniques
  • Connecting Azure resources to AI solutions

What this means in practice

I should be able to explain common AI workloads, discuss responsible AI considerations, understand where Microsoft Foundry fits into an Azure AI solution, and follow the basic technical flow of working with models, resources, APIs, and SDKs. The certification does not imply advanced model development, production AI engineering, or deep machine-learning expertise.