Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Entry-level Microsoft certification. The current exam covers AI concepts and building simple AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry.
Good to know: AI-901 replaced the older AI-900, which was retired in 2026. Study material that mentions AI-900 may be out of date, and AI-901 now expects some Python.
- Issuer
- Microsoft
- Level
- Foundational
- Exam code
- AI-901
- Focus
- AI literacy (no coding)
- Who it is for
- People at the start of a career in AI solution development.
- Before you start
- Microsoft says to expect conceptual knowledge of AI solutions in Azure, basic technical skills, and knowledge of Python coding syntax.
What the exam covers
Listed as the issuer lists them, with weights where the issuer publishes them.
- Identify AI concepts and capabilities
- Implement AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry
Key terms to know
Words from this certification's topic areas, in plain English. Know these and the study material will be much easier to follow.
- Machine learning
- Software that learns patterns from examples instead of following hand-written rules.
- Computer vision
- AI that understands images and video.
- Natural language processing (NLP)
- AI that works with human language.
- Large language model (LLM)
- A foundation model that reads and writes text.
- Prompt engineering
- Writing instructions so a model gives better answers.
- Responsible AI
- Building and using AI fairly, safely, transparently and with accountability.
- Microsoft Foundry
- Microsoft's platform for building and running AI apps and agents on Azure.
- Hallucination
- When a model states something false in a confident way.
Build the knowledge here
Our lessons are not exam prep for this certification, but they cover the same ground.
Details last checked Oct 7, 2026 against the issuer's own pages. Exams, versions and rules change. Confirm on the official page before you book. We are not affiliated with Microsoft.