AI Fundamentals with Microsoft Foundry

Explore the world of artificial intelligence through hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry in this beginner-friendly course. Across 8 interactive labs, you'll work directly with AI services to understand how machine learning, generative AI, and cognitive services are transforming modern applications.Starting with core machine learning concepts, you'll progress through natural language processing and text analytics, speech recognition and synthesis, computer vision and image analysis, and content understanding. You'll learn how to deploy and interact with generative AI models, build knowledge-grounded agents that can answer questions from your own data, and understand the responsible AI principles that guide ethical AI development.Each lesson is led by an AI instructor who teaches concepts interactively before guiding you through practical exercises in live Azure environments. You'll create and configure AI services, test models with real data, and see firsthand how these technologies work together to solve business problems.No prior AI or programming experience is required. This course is ideal for business professionals, aspiring AI practitioners, IT professionals, and students who want to understand AI capabilities and learn how to leverage Microsoft's AI platform. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation in AI concepts and practical experience building AI-powered solutions with Azure AI Foundry.