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Noelle Russell is a multi-award-winning technologist with an entrepreneurial spirit who specializes in helping companies with data, cloud, conversational AI, Generative AI, and LLMs. She has led teams at NPR, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, and Amazon Alexa, and she is a consistent champion for Data and AI literacy. She was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for Artificial Intelligence (for the third year) as well as VentureBeat's Women in AI Responsibility and Ethics award.

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Generative AI upskilling resources

Fundamentals of Azure OpenAI Service
Start here! This course will introduce you to the basics of Azure OpenAI and prompt engineering.
Generative AI for everyone
This course provides a beginners look at Generative AI with hands-on exercises.
Get started with Azure OpenAI Service
An intro for engineers to learn how to build solutions with Azure OpenAI Service.
Build natural language solutions with Azure OpenAI Service
Learn how to create solutions that leverage human language as the user interface.
Apply prompt engineering with Azure OpenAI Service
This course dives deeper into the world of prompt engineering with Azure OpenAI.
Generate code with Azure OpenAI Service
Learn how to use Azure OpenAI to generate code -- an important use case.
Generate images with Azure OpenAI Service
Learn how to leverage Azure OpenAI to amplify your creativity with image generation.
Attention Is All You Need – Research Paper
One of the most important papers related to the growth of Generative AI. Required reading, in my opinion.

Building inclusive AI solutions in the Federal Government

Microsoft AI Business School
Learn the basics of AI to navigate conversations across industries and see how AI can help.
Get Started with Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot will change the way you work, and this course will help get you started.
Generative AI for US federal agencies
Learn about the nuances of using AI for federal, state, and local cases.
Empowering Responsible AI Practices
This site is a great resource to get started with Responsible AI.
Microsoft Responsible AI Standard
This reference will help you understand the guidelines and guardrails for building AI responsibly.
Advancing Government Services with Responsible Generative AI
Looking for a resource about Generative AI in Government? This is a great place to start.
Unlock new insights with Azure OpenAI Service for Government
In this post, you will see how innovative governments can be with Azure OpenAI.
Empowering AI in the Federal Government
The go-to source for all things AI, as provided by the White House.

Snackable content for quick learning

These videos are owned and/or curated by Noelle. Microsoft doesn't own or review this content.

Quick interview about Generative AI

In this interview with SkyNews, Noelle shares insights into Generative AI and the future of work.
Good Morning AI podcast

Learn the latest in AI Strategy, building an AI-Ready Culture, how to create responsible and trustworthy AI, and the importance of Ethics in AI. This is a podcast for leaders who want to learn more about how AI can help their business.
10 things developers need to know about building intelligent apps

Discover the top trends that developers need to know as they begin to integrate AI into their applications. We'll cover new tools and resources available to developers, demo the use of these tools to quickly and easily integrate cognitive services to web and mobile projects, and talk about the top scenarios companies are looking to build.
Empowering inclusion in tech

In this keynote, Noelle shares her journey into technology and what it was like to succeed as a woman of color in Tech. Her inspirational story was shared with over 3,000 women at the ICAN Leadership Conference.