The virtual course covers core artificial intelligence concepts and how to build AI solutions using Microsoft Azure, including key workloads such as generative AI, natural language processing, speech recognition, and computer vision with Microsoft Foundry tools.
Course description:
AI-901: Introduction to AI in Azure is a beginner-level course that introduces core artificial intelligence concepts and how they are implemented using Microsoft Azure services. Learners explore key AI workloads such as generative AI, natural language processing, speech recognition, computer vision, and information extraction while gaining hands-on exposure to Microsoft Foundry tools and Azure AI capabilities. This course is ideal for developers, AI engineers, and technology professionals who want to begin building intelligent applications and AI-powered solutions on Azure.
Course goals:
• Understand fundamental artificial intelligence concepts and terminology
• Identify common AI workloads such as generative AI, natural language processing, speech, and computer vision
• Explain the basics of large language models (LLMs), prompts, and AI agents
• Explore Azure services used to build AI applications
• Build basic AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry tools
• Analyze text, speech, and images using Azure AI services
• Extract insights from unstructured data using AI-powered tools
• Apply responsible AI principles when designing AI solutions
Course content:
1) AI concepts for developers and technology professionals:
Introduction to AI Concepts:
• Introduction to AI
• 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:
• Introduction
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Prompts
• AI Agents
• Exercise - Explore Generative AI
Introduction to Natural Language Processing Concepts:
• Introduction
• Tokenization
• Statistical Text Analysis
• Semantic Language Models
• Exercise - Explore Text Analytics
Introduction to AI Speech Concepts:
• Introduction
• Speech-Enabled Solutions
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Synthesis
• Exercise - Explore AI Speech
Introduction to Computer Vision Concepts:
• Introduction
• 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:
• Introduction
• Overview of Information Extraction
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
• Field Extraction and Mapping
• Exercise - Explore AI Information Extraction
2) Get started with AI applications and agents on Azure:
Get Started with AI in Azure:
• Introduction
• 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:
• Introduction
• 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:
• Introduction
• Azure Language
• Azure Language SDK
• Azure Language MCP
• Exercise - Get Started with Text Analysis in Microsoft Foundry
Get Started with Speech in Azure:
• Introduction
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Synthesis
• Creating a Speech-Capable Agent
• Exercise - Get Started with Speech in Microsoft Foundry
Get Started with Computer Vision in Azure:
• Introduction
• 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:
• Introduction
• Extract Information from Documents
• Extract Information from Audio and Video
• Exercise - Get Started with Content Understanding in Microsoft Foundry
Target audience:
AI Engineer, Software Developer and Students at the college and university level
Language:
• English course material, english or norwegian speaking instructor
Course material:
The course fee includes digital course documentation