Azure AI Fundamentals

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals: AI-900

EXAM DESIGN
Audience Profile
Candidates for this exam should have foundational knowledge of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)
concepts and related Microsoft Azure services.

This exam is an opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of common ML and AI workloads and how to implement them
on Azure.

This exam is intended for candidates with both technical and non-technical backgrounds. Data science and software
engineering experience are not required; however, some general programming knowledge or experience would be
beneficial.

Azure AI Fundamentals can be used to prepare for other Azure role-based certifications like Azure Data Scientist
Associate or Azure AI Engineer Associate, but it is not a prerequisite for any of them.

Objective Domains
SKILLS MEASURED

• NOTE: The bullets that appear below each of the skills measured are intended to
illustrate how we are assessing that skill. This list is not definitive or exhaustive.
• NOTE: In most cases, exams do NOT cover preview features, and some features
will only be added to an exam when they are GA (General Availability).

Identify features of common AI workloads

• Identify prediction/forecasting workloads
Describe Artificial Intelligence workloads
and considerations (15-20%)

• Identify features of anomaly detection workloads

• Identify computer vision workloads
• Identify natural language processing or knowledge mining workloads
• Identify conversational AI workloads

Identify guiding principles for responsible AI

• Describe considerations for fairness in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for reliability and safety in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for privacy and security in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for inclusiveness in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for transparency in an AI solution
• Describe considerations for accountability in an AI solution

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Azure AI Fundamentals

Identify common machine learning types Identify Azure tools and services for
• Identify regression machine learning computer vision tasks
Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure (30-35%)

scenarios • Identify capabilities of the Computer Vision

• Identify classification machine learning service
scenarios • Identify capabilities of the Custom Vision
• Identify clustering machine learning service
scenarios • Identify capabilities of the Face service
• Identify capabilities of the Form
Describe core machine learning concepts
Recognizer service
• Identify features and labels in a dataset for
machine learning
• Describe how training and validation Identify features of common NLP Workload
datasets are used in machine learning Scenarios

Describe features of Natural Language Processing

(NLP) workloads on Azure (15-20%)
• Describe how machine learning algorithms • Identify features and uses for key phrase
are used for model training extraction

• Select and interpret model evaluation • Identify features and uses for entity
metrics for classification and regression recognition
• Identify features and uses for sentiment
Identify core tasks in creating a machine analysis
learning solution
• Identify features and uses for language
• Describe common features of data modeling
ingestion and preparation
• Identify features and uses for speech
• Describe feature engineering and selection recognition and synthesis
• Describe common features of model • Identify features and uses for translation
training and evaluation
• Describe common features of model Identify Azure tools and services for NLP
deployment and management workloads
• Identify capabilities of the Text Analytics
Describe capabilities of no-code machine service
learning with Azure Machine Learning
Studio • Identify capabilities of the language
understanding service
• Automated ML Wizard UI
• Identify capabilities of the Speech service
• Azure Machine Learning designer
• Identify capabilities of the Translator Text
service

Identify common types of computer vision

solution: Identify common use cases for
Describe features of

on Azure (15-20%)
computer vision workloads

• Identify features of image classification conversational AI

Describe features of conversational
AI workloads on Azure (15-20%)

solutions • Identify features and uses for webchat bots

• Identify features of object detection • Identify features and uses for telephone
solutions voice menus
• Identify features of semantic segmentation • Identify features and uses for personal
solutions digital assistants
• Identify features of optical character • Identify common characteristics of
recognition solutions conversational AI solutions
• Identify features of facial detection, facial
recognition, and facial analysis solutions Identify Azure services for conversational
AI
• Identify capabilities of the QnA Maker
service
• Identify capabilities of the Azure Bot service

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