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Foundations of AI Agents on Azure

  • Definition of AI agents and distinctions from standard chatbots
  • Typical business use cases and solution patterns
  • Survey of Azure AI services utilized for agent development
  • Strategizing an agent workflow from user request to response

Setting Up the Azure Environment and Tools

  • Examining the Azure resources employed in a simple agent solution
  • Navigating Azure AI Foundry and associated tools
  • Configuring access, project settings, and model connections

Constructing a Basic Agent

  • Defining the agent's role, instructions, and anticipated behavior
  • Integrating Azure OpenAI models into an agent workflow
  • Refining prompts to enhance response quality
  • Participating in a hands-on agent construction exercise

Linking Knowledge and Retrieval

  • Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation
  • Connecting the agent to documents and business content
  • Leveraging Azure AI Search to provide grounded answers
  • Verifying relevance and minimizing inaccurate responses

Evaluation, Safety, and Governance

  • Implementing guardrails and adhering to responsible AI practices
  • Assessing agent quality through practical test scenarios
  • Managing access, data handling, and usage considerations

Deployment and Operational Readiness

  • Deployment strategies for internal and customer-facing solutions
  • Monitoring agent behavior, usage patterns, and performance
  • Addressing common issues and enhancing reliability
  • Next steps for extending the solution post-course

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of cloud computing concepts and core Azure services
  • Experience developing web applications, working with APIs, or navigating the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Basic programming proficiency in any contemporary language

Audience

  • Developers aiming to build AI-enhanced applications on Azure
  • Solution architects investigating agent-based solutions for business challenges
  • Technical professionals seeking a practical entry point into Azure AI agent development
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