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The AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam (AIF-C01) changed in 2026. Version 1.1 of the official exam guide added AI agents, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), context engineering and token-based pricing, plus new services such as Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, Kiro and Strands Agents.
In this episode:
- Who the exam is for, and what's out of scope
- Question types, scoring (700 to pass) and the five domains with their weights
- What version 1.1 added
- Bedrock, RAG, the customisation cost ladder, prompting and evaluation
- Responsible AI, security and governance services you must not mix up
- 10 practice questions with explanations
- A 2-week study plan
Chapters: 00:00 Why the AIF-C01 exam changed in 2026 (Version 1.1) 03:05 Who the exam is for and what is out of scope 06:26 Exam format, question types, 700 pass mark and the 5 domains 11:19 What Version 1.1 added: agents, MCP, context engineering and new services 14:45 Domain 1: AI and ML fundamentals, inference types and managed AI services 25:49 Domain 2: Generative AI fundamentals, tokens, embeddings and vector databases 30:00 Agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Bedrock, SageMaker AI and AgentCore 34:01 Domain 3: Foundation model applications and the customisation cost ladder 38:26 RAG vs fine-tuning and Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases 41:24 Prompt engineering, prompt injection defense and evaluation metrics 45:34 Domain 4: Responsible AI, Bedrock Guardrails, SageMaker Clarify and Model Cards 49:39 Domain 5: Security, compliance and governance (IAM, Macie, PrivateLink, CloudTrail, Config, Artifact and the Scoping Matrix) 54:03 10 practice questions with explanations 63:54 2-week study plan and closing call to action
Practise more AIF-C01 questions, with an explanation for every option: AI & Machine Learning Tutor (210 AWS AI Practitioner questions, 30 free): https://apps.apple.com/app/id1611593573?pt=117139410&ct=rss-aifc01
Djamgatech (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud & AI exams): https://apps.apple.com/app/id1560083470?pt=117139410&ct=rss-aifc01
Get the eBook (60 practice questions, all 5 domains, PDF + EPUB): Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=Ux8hEgAAQBAJ Shopify: https://djamgatech.myshopify.com/products/aif-c01-aws-certified-ai-practitioner-exam-guide-2026-ebook
Official sources: AWS Certified AI Practitioner: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-ai-practitioner/ AIF-C01 exam guide (version 1.1): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-certification/latest/ai-practitioner-01/ai-practitioner-01.html
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