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Foundations of AI Agents on Azure

  • Overview of AI agents and their distinction from traditional chatbots
  • Common use cases and solution patterns in business environments
  • Introduction to Azure AI services utilized for agent development
  • Strategies for planning an agent workflow, from user request to response generation

Azure Environment and Tooling Setup

  • Review of Azure resources essential for a basic agent solution
  • Guidance on navigating Azure AI Foundry and associated tools
  • Steps for preparing access, configuring project settings, and establishing model connections

Building a Basic Agent

  • Defining the agent's role, instructions, and anticipated behavior
  • Incorporating Azure OpenAI models into the agent workflow
  • Testing prompts to enhance response quality
  • Participating in a hands-on exercise for constructing an agent

Connecting Knowledge and Retrieval

  • Introduction to retrieval-augmented generation techniques
  • Methods for linking the agent to documents and business content
  • Utilizing Azure AI Search to ensure accurate and contextually relevant answers
  • Evaluating relevance and minimizing inaccurate responses

Evaluation, Safety, and Governance for Government

  • Implementing guardrails and responsible AI practices in agent development
  • Conducting quality evaluations through practical test scenarios
  • Managing access controls, data handling, and usage considerations for government applications

Deployment and Operational Readiness for Government

  • Exploring deployment options for both internal and customer-facing solutions in the public sector
  • Monitoring agent behavior, usage metrics, and performance indicators
  • Troubleshooting common issues to improve system reliability
  • Next steps for extending and enhancing the solution after completing the course

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of cloud computing concepts and essential Azure services
  • Prior experience with web applications, APIs, or the Microsoft Azure portal
  • Basic programming skills in any contemporary language

Audience

  • Developers interested in constructing AI-driven applications on Azure for government and private sector use
  • Solution architects investigating agent-based solutions to address business requirements
  • Technical professionals looking for a practical introduction to Azure AI agent development
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