This certification retires on June 30, 2026. Microsoft is replacing it with AI-901.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Validates foundational knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts and related Microsoft Azure services. This beginner-level certification covers AI workloads and responsible AI considerations including fairness, reliability, privacy, inclusiveness, transparency, and accountability, fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure including regression, classification, clustering, and deep learning, features of computer vision workloads with Azure AI Vision, features of natural language processing workloads with Azure AI Language and Speech services, and features of generative AI workloads with Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Foundry. No prerequisites required.
Exam domains
- Describe features of generative AI workloads on Azure24%
Identify generative AI model features, common scenarios, and responsible AI considerations; describe Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, and the Azure AI Foundry model catalog.
- Describe features of computer vision workloads on Azure19%
Identify image classification, object detection, optical character recognition, and facial detection scenarios; describe Azure AI Vision and Azure AI Face services.
- Describe fundamental principles of machine learning on Azure19%
Recognize regression, classification, clustering, deep learning, and Transformer architectures; describe features, labels, training and validation datasets; and explain Azure Machine Learning automated ML, compute, and model management capabilities.
- Describe Artificial Intelligence workloads and considerations19%
Sources
Questions are grounded in 100 references from official and authoritative materials.