AI Terms Simplified: A Beginner's Guide with Examples

Understanding AI can feel overwhelming with all the jargon, but it doesn’t have to be! Here’s a beginner-friendly guide to some of the most commonly used AI terms, each with a practical example: 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI is a broad field of computer science focused on creating systems that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence, such as recognizing images, understanding speech, making decisions, and translating languages. Example: A virtual assistant like Siri or Alexa that can answer questions and control smart devices. 2. Machine Learning (ML) A subset of AI where computers learn patterns and make decisions from data. Unlike traditional programming, ML models improve their performance as they process more data. ...

May 5, 2025 · 4 min · tc

Azure AI Services: Real-World Examples and Decision Criteria

Let’s take a deeper dive into how you might choose between Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Machine Learning, and Azure Bot Services in real-world business scenarios. 1. Azure Cognitive Services When to Use It Quick Integration & Out-of-the-Box Capabilities: If your business needs an immediate boost by incorporating AI into existing applications without building models from scratch, Cognitive Services fit the bill perfectly. They offer pre-trained APIs for vision (image recognition, OCR), speech (speech-to-text, text-to-speech), language (sentiment analysis, translation), and decision making (personalizers, anomaly detectors). ...

May 5, 2025 · 5 min · tc

AI-102 Study Series Part 8: Azure OpenAI REST API Examples

Here are examples for each of the key areas of the Azure OpenAI REST API that are important for the AI-102 exam: Control Plane API Example: Creating an Azure OpenAI Resource PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/{resource-group}/providers/Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/{account-name}?api-version=2024-10-01 Request Body: { "location": "eastus", "sku": { "name": "S0" }, "kind": "OpenAI", "properties": { "networkAcls": { "defaultAction": "Deny", "virtualNetworkRules": [ { "id": "/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/resourceGroups/{resource-group}/providers/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/{vnet-name}/subnets/{subnet-name}" } ] } } } This example shows how to create an Azure OpenAI resource using the control plane API 1. ...

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · Taner