AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)

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Prove your AI fundamentals with AWS's entry-level AI certification: AI/ML concepts, generative AI, and responsible AI, no coding required.

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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) course by Stephane Maarek

About this course

The AWS Certified AI Practitioner validates your understanding of AI, machine learning, and generative AI on AWS, and this course gets you there without requiring any coding. In 10.5 hours, you'll learn the fundamentals of AI and ML, generative AI concepts, and the AWS AI services, with deep dives on Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and SageMaker.

Responsible AI, security, and governance, the topics that surprise most candidates, are covered in depth so nothing on the AIF-C01 exam catches you off guard.

Fundamentals of AI, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI
Deep dives on Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and SageMaker
Prompt engineering techniques you'll actually use
A practice exam with explanations included
All 200+ slides available as a downloadable PDF

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The exam at a glance

Exam code	AIF-C01
Level	Foundational
Price	$100 USD
Duration	90 minutes
Questions	65 (multiple choice and multiple response; 50 scored, 15 unscored)
Passing score	700 on a scaled score of 100 to 1,000
Delivery	Pearson VUE, at a test center or online proctored
Languages	English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and more
Recommended experience	No technical prerequisite; up to 6 months of exposure to AI/ML on AWS recommended
Certification validity	3 years

The exam has 5 domains:

Fundamentals of AI and ML (20%): basic AI, ML, and deep learning concepts and terminology
Fundamentals of Generative AI (24%): foundation models, prompt engineering basics, and generative AI use cases
Applications of Foundation Models (28%): RAG, fine-tuning, agents, and choosing the right model for the job
Guidelines for Responsible AI (14%): fairness, bias, transparency, and human oversight
Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions (14%): securing AI systems and meeting compliance requirements

Test yourself with practice exams

Over 200 brand-new practice questions in the tone and difficulty of the real AIF-C01 exam, each with detailed explanations for the correct and incorrect options.

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Meet your instructor

Stephane Maarek

Best Selling Instructor, Kafka Guru, 9x AWS Certified · AWS Hero

4.7 average rating · 3.6M+ students · 1,000,000+ reviews

Stephane is an AWS Hero and one of the best-selling instructors on Udemy. His courses on AWS certifications, Claude certifications, and Apache Kafka are trusted by millions of students to pass their exams and, more importantly, to master the technology behind them.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the AIF-C01 exam cost?
$100 USD, taken at a Pearson VUE test center or online proctored.

How many questions does the exam have, and how long is it?
65 questions in 90 minutes. Unanswered questions are scored as incorrect, so never leave one blank: there is no penalty for guessing.

What score do I need to pass?
700 on a scaled score of 100 to 1,000. The scoring is compensatory: you only need to pass overall, not each domain.

Do I need experience before attempting the exam?
There are no prerequisites. Recommended background: no technical prerequisite; up to 6 months of exposure to AI/ML on AWS.

How long is the certification valid?
3 years. Recertify by passing the exam again or a higher-level AWS exam.

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