Review

Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate AI-102

In my review of the AZ-900 course, I complained that it was overly theoretical and that more exercises would have been beneficial for reinforcing key concepts. The more practical nature of AI-102 confirms the correctness of my intuition.

I supplemented Microsoft’s course material with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJ4mobwjBQ, which

I was able to skip most of the Azure Monitor AI services module because much of it is already covered in the AZ-900, which I recently completed.

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900

I just finished the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) course.

Because this was a course created by Microsoft, I expected it to be well-produced and free from the kind of sloppiness I’ve encountered in other online courses – and it delivered. The presentation was clear and well-structured. I quite liked how new ideas were often introduced through relatable analogies and everyday examples, which made the material more accessible and easier to grasp.

Generative AI with Large Language Models

I recently completed the course Generative AI with Large Language Models from DeepLearning.AI on Coursera.

I took this course because I eventually want to get my hands dirty with AI and complement my theoretical understanding with practical ability.

From Theory to Practice

I felt like I got what I came for: a more functional understanding of concepts I already knew from my thesis and general reading on AI. While I don’t yet feel ready to fine-tune a model from scratch, I now have a clearer roadmap and with a bit of tinkering, I believe I could get there.