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AIF-C01: Exam Objectives

For the complete and official list of exam objectives, refer to the official exam guide:

AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Exam Guide


Exam Weighting

DomainWeightFocus Areas
Domain 1: Fundamentals of AI and ML~20%AI concepts, ML types, lifecycle
Domain 2: Fundamentals of Generative AI~24%GenAI concepts, capabilities, AWS services
Domain 3: Applications of Foundation Models~28%Model selection, RAG, prompt engineering
Domain 4: Guidelines for Responsible AI~14%Fairness, explainability, best practices
Domain 5: Security, Compliance, and Governance~14%Security, compliance, governance

In-Scope AWS AI/ML Services

Generative AI Services

  • Amazon Bedrock: Foundation models as a service
  • Amazon Q: AI-powered business assistant
  • Amazon CodeWhisperer: AI code suggestions
  • PartyRock: AI app builder

ML Services

  • Amazon SageMaker: End-to-end ML platform
    • SageMaker Studio
    • SageMaker JumpStart
    • SageMaker Clarify
    • SageMaker Model Monitor
    • SageMaker Autopilot
  • Amazon Augmented AI (A2I): Human review workflows

AI Services

  • Amazon Rekognition: Image and video analysis
  • Amazon Textract: Document text extraction
  • Amazon Comprehend: NLP and sentiment analysis
  • Amazon Translate: Language translation
  • Amazon Transcribe: Speech-to-text
  • Amazon Polly: Text-to-speech
  • Amazon Lex: Conversational interfaces
  • Amazon Personalize: Recommendation systems
  • Amazon Forecast: Time-series forecasting
  • Amazon Fraud Detector: Fraud detection
  • Amazon Kendra: Intelligent search
  • Amazon CodeGuru: Code review and recommendations

Supporting Services

  • Amazon OpenSearch Service: Vector database for RAG
  • AWS Lambda: Serverless compute
  • Amazon S3: Data storage
  • AWS IAM: Access management
  • AWS CloudTrail: Audit logging

Study Progress

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  • [ ] Reviewed exam objectives
  • [ ] Studied all domains
  • [ ] Completed study notes
  • [ ] Reviewed exam tips
  • [ ] Practiced with Amazon Bedrock
  • [ ] Ready for certification

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