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Foundations of AI Agents on Azure

  • Distinguishing AI agents from traditional chatbots
  • Common business use cases and solution architectures
  • Survey of Azure AI services relevant to agent development
  • Strategizing an agent workflow from user query to final response

Setting Up the Azure Environment and Tools

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

Constructing a Basic Agent

  • Specifying the agent's role, instructions, and intended behavior
  • Incorporating Azure OpenAI models into the agent workflow
  • Testing prompts to enhance response quality
  • Executing a practical hands-on exercise to build an agent

Integrating Knowledge and Retrieval Mechanisms

  • Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation techniques
  • Linking the agent to documents and proprietary business content
  • Leveraging Azure AI Search to ensure accurate, grounded responses
  • Verifying relevance and minimizing inaccurate outputs

Evaluation, Safety, and Governance

  • Implementing guardrails and responsible AI practices
  • Assessing agent quality through practical test scenarios
  • Managing access controls, data handling procedures, and usage policies

Deployment and Operational Readiness

  • Exploring deployment options for internal and customer-facing solutions
  • Monitoring agent behavior, usage metrics, and performance indicators
  • Addressing common issues and enhancing system reliability
  • Identifying next steps for extending the solution post-course

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of cloud principles and core Azure services
  • Practical experience with web applications, APIs, or the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Basic programming proficiency in any contemporary language

Target Audience

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