AI Practitioner
Understand AI, machine learning and generative AI concepts, then evaluate useful, responsible applications on AWS.
Who this path is for
Begin with AI vocabulary and basic AWS concepts. This is a foundational knowledge path, not a model-training course.
Study each topic, complete the applied exercise, and keep evidence of what you learned. These are original study milestones, not a claim to reproduce the full exam blueprint. Use the linked AWS exam guide to check all in-scope domains before booking.
Your learning roadmap
01AI and ML foundations
3 focus areas · applied exercise
AI and ML foundations
3 focus areas · applied exercise- Classification and regression
- Training versus inference
- Evaluation metrics
Classify five business problems as predictive ML, generative AI or deterministic software.
Explain when a simpler non-AI solution is appropriate.
02Generative AI foundations
3 focus areas · applied exercise
Generative AI foundations
3 focus areas · applied exercise- Tokens and context
- Foundation models
- Prompt design
Create a prompt evaluation table using synthetic support questions.
Define accuracy, groundedness and unacceptable responses.
03Choose an AWS AI approach
3 focus areas · applied exercise
Choose an AWS AI approach
3 focus areas · applied exercise- Amazon Bedrock
- Amazon SageMaker AI
- RAG versus fine-tuning
Design a document assistant with a retriever and a foundation model.
Explain why retrieval fits changing source documents.
04Responsible AI and security
3 focus areas · applied exercise
Responsible AI and security
3 focus areas · applied exercise- Fairness and explainability
- Privacy and access
- Guardrails and governance
Threat-model the assistant and define human-review criteria.
Record data boundaries, prompt-injection risks and a review checklist.
Put the learning into practice
Dedicated CloudAdhar guided labs for this certification are not published yet. Continue with the official AWS preparation resources for additional practice.
Related labs cover selected skills. Completing them does not establish exam readiness.