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Introduction to AI in Azure

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  • Curious about artificial intelligence? Want to understand what the buzz is about? This module introduces you to the world of AI.

    In this module, you learn about the kinds of solutions AI can make possible and considerations for responsible AI practices.

  • This module introduces Microsoft Foundry and its capabilities for building AI solutions. Explore the key features and benefits of using Azure for AI development.

    Get started with AI in Microsoft Foundry

  • Machine learning is the basis for most modern artificial intelligence solutions. A familiarity with the core concepts on which machine learning is based is an important foundation for understanding AI.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Describe core concepts of machine learning
    • Identify different types of machine learning
    • Describe considerations for training and evaluating machine learning models
    • Describe core concepts of deep learning
  • Design a machine learning model training solution with Azure Machine Learning.

    In this module, you learn how to:

    • Design a solution to get and prepare data.
    • Choose a service and compute to train a model.
    • Prepare for model deployment options.
  • Ever wondered how AI can create content, answer questions, and assist with tasks? This module introduces you to the world of generative AI and agents.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe core concepts of generative AI.
    • Explain how large language models (LLMs) work.
    • Consider how to create effective prompts for LLMs.
    • Describe core concepts of agents and agentic AI solutions.
  • Learn how you can build generative AI applications and agents in Microsoft Foundry. Understand how to use Microsoft Foundry's extensive model marketplace, playgrounds, and evolving features.

    Get started with generative AI and agents in Microsoft Foundry

  • Natural language processing (NLP) supports applications that can analyze text to infer semantic meaning.

    Explore concepts and techniques for text analysis.

  • Explore Azure Language's text analysis features, which include sentiment analysis, key phrase extraction, named entity recognition, and language detection.

    Learn how to use Azure Language for text analysis

  • Imagine AI apps and agents that you can talk to. Explore the concepts behind AI speech, including speech recognition and synthesis.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Identify different scenarios for AI speech
    • Describe how speech recognition works
    • Describe how speech synthesis works
  • Learn how to use Azure Speech in Foundry Tools to recognize and synthesize speech.

    In this module you will:

    • Learn about speech recognition and synthesis
    • Learn how to use Azure Speech in Foundry Tools
  • Introduction to computer vision concepts

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Identify different types of computer vision tasks
    • Describe how filters are used in image analysis
    • Describe the main features of a convolutional neural network (CNN)
    • Describe the main features of a vision transformer (ViT)
    • Describe how generative AI can be used to create images
  • Azure Vision service enables software engineers to create intelligent solutions that extract information from images; a common task in many artificial intelligence (AI) scenarios. Learn how to use the Azure Vision service to analyze images.

    Learn how to use the Azure Vision service to analyze images.

  • Introduction to AI-powered information extraction concepts

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Understand the key concepts of information extraction.
    • Describe how optical character recognition (OCR) extracts text from images.
    • Explain how form extraction maps extracted text to data fields.
  • AI gives you the power to unlock insights from your data. In this module, you'll learn how to use Foundry Tools to extract information from content.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Identify Foundry Tools for information extraction
    • Describe Azure Vision information extraction capabilities
    • Describe Azure Content Understanding information extraction capabilities
    • Describe Azure Document Intelligence information extraction capabilities
    • Describe Azure AI Search information extraction capabilities

Syllabus

  • 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
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • What is an AI application?
    • Components of an AI application
    • Microsoft Foundry for AI
    • Get started with Foundry
    • Understand Azure
    • Exercise - Get started with Microsoft Foundry
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Introduction to machine learning concepts
    • Introduction
    • Machine learning models
    • Types of machine learning model
    • Regression
    • Binary classification
    • Multiclass classification
    • Clustering
    • Deep learning
    • Exercise - Explore machine learning scenarios
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Get started with machine learning in Azure
    • Introduction
    • Define the problem
    • Get and prepare data
    • Train the model
    • Use Azure Machine Learning studio
    • Integrate a model
    • Exercise - Explore Automated Machine Learning in Azure Machine Learning
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to generative AI and agents
    • Introduction
    • Large language models (LLMs)
    • Prompts
    • AI agents
    • Exercise - Explore generative AI
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with generative AI and agents in Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • Understand generative AI applications
    • Understand generative AI development in Foundry
    • Understand Foundry's model catalog
    • Understand Foundry capabilities
    • Understand observability
    • Exercise - Get started with generative AI and agents in Microsoft Foundry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to natural language processing concepts
    • Introduction
    • Tokenization
    • Statistical text analysis.
    • Semantic language models
    • Exercise - Explore text analytics
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with natural language processing in Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • Understand natural language processing on Azure
    • Understand Azure Language's text analysis capabilities
    • Azure Language's conversational AI capabilities
    • Azure Translator capabilities
    • Get started in Microsoft Foundry
    • Exercise - Get started with text analysis in Microsoft Foundry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Introduction to AI speech concepts
    • Introduction
    • Speech-enabled solutions
    • Speech recognition
    • Speech synthesis
    • Exercise - Explore AI speech
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with speech in Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • Understand speech recognition and synthesis
    • Get started with speech on Azure
    • Use Azure Speech
    • Exercise - Get started with speech in Microsoft Foundry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • 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
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with computer vision in Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • Understand Foundry Tools for computer vision
    • Understand Azure Vision Image Analysis capabilities
    • Understand Azure Vision's Face service capabilities
    • Get started in Microsoft Foundry portal
    • Exercise - Get started with computer vision in Microsoft Foundry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • 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
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • (AI-900) Get started with AI-powered information extraction in Microsoft Foundry
    • Introduction
    • Azure AI services for information extraction
    • Extract information with Azure Vision
    • Extract multimodal information with Azure Content Understanding
    • Extract information from forms with Azure Document Intelligence
    • Create a knowledge mining solution with Azure AI Search
    • Exercise - Get started with information extraction in Microsoft Foundry
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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