AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Exam Cram Sheet (2026)

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65questions

90 mintime limit

700 / 1000to pass

5content areas

Fundamentals of AI and ML

20% of the exam

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AI, machine learning, and deep learning
Types of machine learning
The ML lifecycle: training, evaluation, and inference
Features, labels, and data quality
When to use AI/ML and where AWS fits

Fundamentals of Generative AI

24% of the exam

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What makes AI generative
Foundation models and tokens
Embeddings, prompts, and temperature
Choosing a foundation model
Generative AI on AWS

Applications of Foundation Models

28% of the exam

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Prompt engineering
Customization: prompting vs. fine-tuning vs. RAG
Retrieval, embeddings, and vector databases
Pre-built AWS AI services
Trade-offs of managed services

Guidelines for Responsible AI

14% of the exam

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Bias and fairness
Explainability and transparency
Human oversight and safe use
Guardrails for generative AI
Responsible AI is continuous

Security, Compliance, and Governance for AI Solutions

14% of the exam

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Access control and least privilege
The shared responsibility model
Protecting data
Compliance, auditing, and governance services
Data governance for AI

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