[EXAM GUIDE] AWS Certified AI Practitioner AIF-C01 (2026 Update): Skills Measured, 10 Practice Questions & a 2-Week Study Plan
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! 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 Not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon Web Services. AWS and Amazon Bedrock are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Exam-guide eBooks: AI-901, AWS AI Practitioner and more, with practice questions, on Google Play and Shopify. https://djamgamind.com/ebooks/?src=rss