AWS Certified AI Practitioner Exam Prep
The AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) exam validates AI and machine learning fundamentals, generative AI, foundation model applications, responsible AI, and AWS security governance. ExamPal publishes 400 premium questions and a 40-question free practice exam for this AWS certification, with pages mapped to 5 blueprint domains. The local official-details index records: 120 minutes; 65 total: 50 scored + 15 unscored; Multiple choice, multiple response, ordering, matching.
Exam Details
Exam Overview
Administered by
AWS Certification
Exam Format
65 total: 50 scored + 15 unscored; 120 minutes; Multiple choice, multiple response, ordering, matching
Passing Score
700 / 1000
Exam Fee
$100
Prerequisite
No formal prerequisite; AWS recommends familiarity with AI/ML concepts and AWS Cloud basics.
Topics Covered
ExamPal covers all major topics tested on the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam. Our questions are grounded in official study materials.
Domain 1: Fundamentals of AI and ML
Covers the fundamentals of AI and ML and represents 20% of the scored content on the exam. This domain focuses on basic AI concepts, practical use cases, and the AI/ML development lifecycle.
Domain 2: Fundamentals of Generative AI
Covers the fundamentals of generative AI and represents 24% of the scored content on the exam. This domain focuses on GenAI concepts, business capabilities and limitations, and AWS infrastructure and technologies for building GenAI applications.
Domain 3: Applications of Foundation Models
Design considerations, prompt engineering, training/fine-tuning, and methods to evaluate foundation model performance.
Domain 4: Guidelines for Responsible AI
Develop responsible AI systems; recognize the importance of transparent and explainable models.
Domain 5: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions
Domain 5 covers security, compliance, and governance for AI solutions and represents 14% of the scored content on the exam. It emphasizes securing AI systems, managing data and model risks, and following governance and compliance practices using AWS services and organizational controls.
Exam Blueprint
What the AWS Certified AI Practitioner Exam Tests
The exam is divided into 5 domains. Here is what each domain covers and how much weight it carries on the test.
Domain 1: Fundamentals of AI and ML
20% of examCovers the fundamentals of AI and ML and represents 20% of the scored content on the exam. This domain focuses on basic AI concepts, practical use cases, and the AI/ML development lifecycle.
- Task 1.1: Explain basic AI concepts and terminologies
- Define basic AI terms
- AI, ML, GenAI, deep learning, agentic AI
- Task 1.2: Identify practical use cases for AI
- Applications where AI/ML can provide value
- When AI/ML solutions are not appropriate
- Task 1.3: Describe the AI/ML development lifecycle
Key references: AWS AIF-C01 official exam guide · ExamPal shared topic tree
Domain 2: Fundamentals of Generative AI
24% of examCovers the fundamentals of generative AI and represents 24% of the scored content on the exam. This domain focuses on GenAI concepts, business capabilities and limitations, and AWS infrastructure and technologies for building GenAI applications.
- Sources of FM models
- Task 2.1: Explain the basic concepts of generative AI (GenAI)
- Foundational GenAI concepts
- Potential use cases for GenAI models
Key references: AWS AIF-C01 official exam guide · ExamPal shared topic tree
Domain 3: Applications of Foundation Models
28% of examDesign considerations, prompt engineering, training/fine-tuning, and methods to evaluate foundation model performance.
- FM lifecycle
- Context engineering
Key references: AWS AIF-C01 official exam guide · ExamPal shared topic tree
Domain 4: Guidelines for Responsible AI
14% of examDevelop responsible AI systems; recognize the importance of transparent and explainable models.
- Task 4.2: Recognize the importance of transparent and explainable models
- Describe the differences between models that are transparent and explainable and models that are not transparent and explainable
- Describe tools to identify transparent and explainable models (for example, Amazon SageMaker Model Cards, SageMaker Clarify, Amazon Bedrock Model Evaluations, open source models, data, licensing)
Key references: AWS AIF-C01 official exam guide · ExamPal shared topic tree
Domain 5: Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions
14% of examDomain 5 covers security, compliance, and governance for AI solutions and represents 14% of the scored content on the exam. It emphasizes securing AI systems, managing data and model risks, and following governance and compliance practices using AWS services and organizational controls.
- Task 5.1: Explain methods to secure AI systems
- Identify AWS services and features to secure AI systems (for example, IAM roles, policies, and permissions; encryption; Amazon Macie; AWS PrivateLink; AWS shared responsibility model; Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity; Policy in AgentCore; Amazon Bedrock Guardrails)
- Describe the concept of source citation and documenting data origins (for example, data lineage, data cataloging, Amazon SageMaker Model Cards)
- Task 5.2: Recognize governance and compliance regulations for AI systems
- Identify AWS services and features to assist with governance and regulation compliance (for example, AWS Config, Amazon Inspector, AWS Audit Manager, AWS Artifact, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Trusted Advisor)
- Describe data governance strategies (for example, data lifecycles, logging, residency, monitoring, observation, retention)
Key references: AWS AIF-C01 official exam guide · ExamPal shared topic tree
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