Learn the main ideas behind artificial intelligence and explore how Microsoft Azure can be used to create AI solutions. The course covers generative AI, agents, text, speech, images and extracting useful information from documents and other content.

People with a little technical or programming knowledge who want a practical introduction to building AI solutions with Microsoft Azure.

You don't need to have any experience of using Microsoft Azure before taking this course, but a basic level of familiarity with computer technology and the Internet is assumed. Some of the concepts covered in the course require a basic understanding of mathematics, such as the ability to interpret charts

After completing this course, you will be able to

• Explain common AI concepts and capabilities.  
• Understand how generative AI models and AI agents work.  
• Recognise how AI can analyse text, understand speech and work with images.  
• Extract useful information from documents and other unstructured content.  
• Identify Azure tools that developers can use to create AI-powered applications.

AI concepts

1. Introduction to AI concepts Learn what artificial intelligence is and recognise the main types of problems it can solve.
2. Introduction to generative AI and agents Understand how AI creates content, responds to instructions and uses agents to complete tasks.
3. Introduction to natural language processing concepts Learn how AI examines written language to identify meaning and useful information.
4. Introduction to AI speech concepts Explore how AI can turn speech into text and generate spoken audio.
5. Introduction to computer vision concepts Understand how AI can analyse, interpret and create visual content.
6. Introduction to AI-powered information extraction concepts Learn how AI can pull structured information from documents, images and other unorganised content.

AI applications and services in Azure

1. Get started with AI in Azure Explore the Azure services and development tools used to build secure, scalable AI solutions.
2. Get started with generative AI and agents in Azure Learn how Microsoft Foundry supports generative AI models and task-focused agents.
3. Get started with text analysis in Azure Use Azure tools and a simple Python application to analyse written information.
4. Get started with speech in Azure Explore tools that recognise spoken language and convert text into natural-sounding speech.
5. Get started with computer vision in Azure Examine how Azure can analyse images and generate visual or video content.
6. Get started with AI-powered information extraction in Azure Use Azure tools to extract useful data from documents and other content.