Discover Azure AI services, including computer vision, Auto ML, NLP, and OpenAI
Explore AI use cases, such as image identification, chatbots, and more
Work through 145 practice questions under chapter-end self-assessments and mock exams
Purchase of this book unlocks access to web-based exam prep resources, including mock exams, flashcards, and exam tips

Description

The AI-900 exam helps you take your first step into an AI-shaped future. Regardless of your technical background, this book will help you test your understanding of the key AI-related topics and tools used to develop AI solutions in Azure cloud. This exam guide focuses on AI workloads, including natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs). You’ll explore Microsoft’s responsible AI principles like safety and accountability. Then, you’ll cover the basics of machine learning (ML), including classification and deep learning, and learn how to use training and validation datasets with Azure ML. Using Azure AI Vision, face detection, and Video Indexer services, you’ll get up to speed with computer vision-related topics like image classification, object detection, and facial detection. Later chapters cover NLP features such as key phrase extraction, sentiment analysis, and speech processing using Azure AI Language, speech, and translator services. The book also guides you through identifying GenAI models and leveraging Azure OpenAI Service for content generation. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find chapter review questions with answers, provided as an online resource. By the end of this exam guide, you’ll be able to work with AI solutions in Azure and pass the AI-900 exam using the online exam prep resources.

Who is this book for?

Whether you're a cloud engineer, software developer, an aspiring data scientist, or simply interested in learning AI/ML concepts and capabilities on Azure, this book is for you. The book also serves as a foundation for those looking to attempt more advanced AI and data science-related certification exams (e.g. Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate). Although no experience in data science and software engineering is required, basic knowledge of cloud concepts and client-server applications is assumed.

What you will learn

Discover various types of artificial intelligence (AI)workloads and services in Azure
Cover Microsoft's guiding principles for responsible AI development and use
Understand the fundamental principles of how AI and machine learning work
Explore how AI models can recognize content in images and documents
Gain insights into the features and use cases for natural language processing
Explore the capabilities of generative AI services

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