Every week starting March 20, 2024 through April 18, 2024 (9 episodes)

Learn Live: Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge

In this series, we explore the transformative potential of Generative AI across various business scenarios. Whether you are an AI startup founder ideating your business model, a data scientist working with LLMs or a software developer developing a RAG solution, we got you covered! You'll discover what are the most suitable tools for you in the Azure AI platform and Microsoft ecosystem to implement your solution and how to leverage them to lead the AI transformation.

Join us for this live learning experience where you will be guided by subject matter experts through the Learn modules below in real time along with developers around the globe. Earn badges, prepare for certifications and Learn Live with a great community! See you there :)

Use Generative AI to ideate your startup

Use Generative AI to ideate your startup : March 20, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Use Generative AI (Bing Chat, GPT-4) to Create the perfect idea for your Startup or business. In this session, you'll develop the following skills that can be used in your everyday interaction with Generative AI. In this episode, you will:

  • Utilize the various features or capabilities of Bing Chat
  • Utilize multi-modal features of Bing Chat
  • Prompt writing tips and techniques
  • Practice your Critical/ Creative Thinking with Bing Chat
  • Research with Bing Chat
  • Apply format and tone to Generative AI Models
Using Generative AI for prototyping and MVP creation

Using Generative AI for prototyping and MVP creation: March 21, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

In this challenge project, Bing Chat guides you on how to create prototypes/ mock-ups of your solution and on implementing the project. In this episode, you will:

  • Develop the following skills
  • Lateral thinking
  • Visual reading
  • Out-of-the-box thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Artistic creativity, and Analytical mind
Use Generative AI to create a Business Model for your startup

Use Generative AI to create a Business Model for your startup: March 28, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Use Generative AI (Bing Chat, GPT-4) to Create a Business Model for your Startup or business. In this episode, you will:

  • Utilize the various features or capabilities of Bing Chat
  • Utilize multi-modal features of Bing Chat
  • Prompt writing tips and techniques
  • Practice your Critical/ Creative Thinking with Bing Chat
  • Research with Bing Chat
  • Apply format and tone to Generative AI Models
Work with generative AI model in Azure AI Studio

Work with generative AI model in Azure AI Studio: April 3, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Learn about the history of natural language processing (NLP), including how the Transformer architecture revolutionized the field and helped us create large language models (LLMs). Work with LLMs in Azure Machine Learning through the foundation models in the model catalog. Then, train a pretrained Large Language Model (LLM) on specific tasks. The model catalog in Azure Machine Learning offers many open source models that can be fine-tuned for your specific task. In this episode, you will:

  • Understand the developments that have led to large language models.
  • Explore the different types of foundation models available in the model catalog.
  • Deploy and test a foundation model.
  • Explore foundation models in the model catalog.
  • Fine-tune a foundation model using the Azure Machine Learning studio.
  • Evaluate and deploy a fine-tuned model using the Azure Machine Learning studio.
Get started with prompt flow to develop Large Language Model (LLM) apps

Get started with prompt flow to develop Large Language Model (LLM) apps: April 4, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Learn about how to use prompt flow to develop applications that leverage language models in the Azure AI Studio (preview). In this episode, you will:

  • Understand the development lifecycle when creating language model applications.
  • Understand what a flow is in prompt flow.
  • Explore the core components when working with prompt flow.
Train a model and debug it with Responsible AI dashboard

Train a model and debug it with Responsible AI dashboard: April 10, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Learn how to debug an AI model using the Responsible AI dashboard in Azure Machine Learning studio to ensure it performs responsibly and is less harmful. In this episode, you will:

  • Create a responsible AI dashboard.
  • Identify where the model has errors.
  • Discover data over or under representation to mitigate biases.
  • Understand what drives a model outcome with explainable and interpretability.
  • Mitigate issues to meet compliance regulation requirements.
Learn How to interact with OpenAI models

Learn How to interact with OpenAI models: April 11, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Azure OpenAI Service provides access to OpenAI's powerful large language models such as ChatGPT, GPT, Codex, and Embeddings models. These models enable various natural language processing (NLP) solutions to understand, converse, and generate content. Users can access the service through REST APIs, SDKs, and Azure OpenAI Studio. In this episode, you will:

  • Describe GPT model capabilities and implementation
  • Understand prompt engineering concepts and best practices
  • Apply prompt engineering techniques to your own generative AI solutions
Developing a production level RAG workflow

Developing a production level RAG workflow: April 17, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Copilots can work alongside you to provide suggestions, generate content, or help you make decisions. Copilots use language models as a form of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and will answer your questions using the data they were trained on. To ensure a copilot retrieves information from a specific source, you can add your own data when building a copilot with the Azure AI Studio (preview). In this episode, you will:

  • Identify the need to ground your language model with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • Index your data with Azure AI Search to make it searchable for language models
  • Build a copilot using RAG on your own data in the Azure AI Studio
Create an Azure AI Search solution

Create an Azure AI Search solution: April 18, 2024 8:00AM - 9:30AM (Pacific)

Use Azure AI Search to make your data searchable. Then unlock the hidden insights in your data with Azure AI Search. In this episode, you will:

  • Explore Azure AI Search
  • Create an Azure AI Search index
  • Import data to the index
  • Query the Azure AI Search index
  • Create an Azure AI Search solution
  • Develop a search application

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