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AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals

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Beginner 8 hours English Completion CertificateFREE

About this course

AI-900 is Microsoft's entry-level AI certification, and this is the official, free Microsoft Learn training path covering exactly what the exam tests: core machine learning concepts, Azure's computer vision and natural language processing services, conversational AI, and generative AI fundamentals through Azure OpenAI Service. It's structured as self-paced modules with hands-on Azure portal exercises.

Like Microsoft's other official Learn paths in this catalog (AZ-900, DP-900, SC-900), this content is maintained directly by Microsoft and stays current with exam changes automatically. AI-900 is increasingly relevant as Azure becomes a major platform for deploying generative AI applications, making this a practical entry point for IT professionals and developers moving into AI-adjacent roles without requiring a deep ML background.

What you'll learn

Understand core machine learning concepts and Azure ML services
Use Azure's computer vision and natural language processing services
Understand conversational AI and Azure Bot Service basics
Understand generative AI fundamentals through Azure OpenAI Service
Prepare directly against the official AI-900 exam skills outline

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Maintained by the Microsoft Learn team — Microsoft's official, free training platform for Azure, AI, and Microsoft 365 certifications.

Requirements

  • No prior AI or machine learning experience required
  • A free Azure account for hands-on portal exercises

Who this course is for

  • IT professionals and developers moving into AI-adjacent Azure roles
  • Anyone preparing for the AI-900 exam who wants the official source
  • Non-ML professionals who need AI literacy for Azure-based projects

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Frequently asked questions

No — AI-900 is explicitly designed as a fundamentals-level, no-code-required certification covering AI concepts and Azure services at a conceptual level, not hands-on model building.
AZ-900 covers general Azure fundamentals; AI-900 is AI-specific. Many candidates take AZ-900 first for general cloud literacy, then AI-900 for AI-specific knowledge — they're complementary, not sequential requirements.
The AI concepts (ML basics, computer vision, NLP, generative AI) are vendor-agnostic and transferable, even though the hands-on exercises are Azure-specific.
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