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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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[Ai DAILY NEWS RUNDOWN]
Banks Rein In AI Agents Found in Customer Accounts (Oct 23, 2026) Top U.S. banks found AI agents logging into customer accounts with borrowed passwords, and are cutting them back to read-only. Plus: Walmart and Claude Duet set rules for agents that spend, Gartner's AI value gap and Microsoft's AI out-diagnoses doctors. In this episode:
- Agent Money Watch: Morgan Stanley blocks outside AI agents; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi restrict them. Executives call it "horrifying."
- The other side of the door: Walmart's Agent Gateway and spending limits, Anthropic's Claude Duet asks before it pays, and 1Password for Agents.
- Who watches the agents: auditors found about 10% of OpenAI's internal coding-agent traffic unmonitored for months.
- The AI value gap: Gartner says only 13% of CIOs see significant value; Andrew Ng's four levers. - AI meets patients and teens: Microsoft's MAI-DxO in Science, and a failing grade for ChatGPT for Teens.
- The money: Meta's new Muse models and $25B verdict, OpenAI's reported $30B round, DeepSeek's reported $15B.
- Cert Corner: how should a third-party AI tool access your AWS account? Answer at the end. Also today: - Reflection's open model Beam.
- ChatGPT Locked Chats. - Notion Agent runs for 24+ hours.

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🔗 TOOLS FROM THE SHOW
AI & ML Tutor PRO: Master real-world ML architectures from your phone. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=aitutor&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaTech: Pass your AWS, Azure, GCP & AI certification exams. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=djamgatech&ep=20261022&src=rss
iQz: 100 free offline logic puzzles, plus 100 more with iQz PRO. Every answer explains the rule. No ads, no account. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=iqz&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaMind Kids: Imaginative bedtime audio adventures. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=kids&ep=20261022&src=rss
Google Workspace: Business email, Docs and Gemini for your team, with discount codes. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit/#google-workspace
AI Executive Toolkit: The AI tools we actually use. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit
⚗️ Researched & produced by Etienne Noumen, P.Eng. (Calgary, Canada) with a hybrid "Human-in-the-Loop" workflow.

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[AI DAILY NEWS RUNDOWN]
Top U.S. banks found AI agents logging into customer accounts with borrowed passwords, and are cutting them back to read-only. Plus: Walmart and Claude Duet set rules for agents that spend, Gartner's AI value gap and Microsoft's AI out-diagnoses doctors.
In this episode:
Agent Money Watch: Morgan Stanley blocks outside AI agents; JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi restrict them. Executives call it "horrifying."
The other side of the door: Walmart's Agent Gateway and spending limits, Anthropic's Claude Duet asks before it pays, and 1Password for Agents.
Who watches the agents: auditors found about 10% of OpenAI's internal coding-agent traffic unmonitored for months.
The AI value gap: Gartner says only 13% of CIOs see significant value; Andrew Ng's four levers.
AI meets patients and teens: Microsoft's MAI-DxO in Science, and a failing grade for ChatGPT for Teens.
The money: Meta's new Muse models and $25B verdict, OpenAI's reported $30B round, DeepSeek's reported $15B.
Cert Corner: how should a third-party AI tool access your AWS account? Answer at the end.
Also today:
Reflection's open model Beam.
ChatGPT Locked Chats.
Notion Agent runs for 24+ hours.
Sources & links: https://enoumen.substack.com
🤝 Advertise on AI Unraveled & DjamgaMind: Put your enterprise AI brand in front of the CTOs, CISOs and engineering leaders who make AI buying decisions. Daily, in English and French, across 6 podcast feeds, YouTube and Substack. Sponsorship tiers & media kit: https://djamgamind.com/partners
🔗 TOOLS FROM THE SHOW
AI & ML Tutor PRO: Master real-world ML architectures from your phone. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=aitutor&ep=20261023&src=rss
DjamgaTech: Pass your AWS, Azure, GCP & AI certification exams. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=djamgatech&ep=20261023&src=rss
iQz: 100 free offline logic puzzles, plus 100 more with iQz PRO. Every answer explains the rule. No ads, no account. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=iqz&ep=20261023&src=rss
DjamgaMind Kids: Imaginative bedtime audio adventures. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=kids&ep=20261023&src=rss
Google Workspace: Business email, Docs and Gemini for your team, with discount codes. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit/#google-workspace
AI Executive Toolkit: The AI tools we actually use. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit
Exam-guide eBooks: AI-901, AWS AI Practitioner and more, with practice questions, on Google Play and Shopify. https://djamgamind.com/ebooks/?src=rss
⚗️ Researched & produced by Etienne Noumen, P.Eng. (Calgary, Canada) with a hybrid "Human-in-the-Loop" workflow.

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📚 Research Hub: https://djamgamind.com/pdfs
[SPECIAL EDITION]
Google's survey of 2,403 executives says 86% see AI driving cost-efficient growth. Wharton says 7% are getting it fully right. MIT said 95% saw no return. We line them up and find what the winners do differently.
In this episode:
The question changed: "AI ROI" searches overtook "how to use AI"; token efficiency beats tokenmaxxing.
Google Cloud's view: 26% report accelerating returns. Their three habits: clear ownership, required training, AI in core processes.
How to read a vendor survey: who answered, who paid, and the 12% who track AI value formally.
Wharton's check: only 7% succeed on all three markers; growth metrics beat hours saved, 35% vs 13%.
MIT's skeptic view: 95% saw no return in 2025, and why AI that forgets is part of the problem.
The hidden cost: governance and security, after this week's AI agent incidents.
The AI ROI scorecard: five steps for your next budget review.
Sources & links: https://enoumen.substack.com
🤝 Advertise on AI Unraveled & DjamgaMind: Put your enterprise AI brand in front of the CTOs, CISOs and engineering leaders who make AI buying decisions. Daily, in English and French, across 6 podcast feeds, YouTube and Substack. Sponsorship tiers & media kit: https://djamgamind.com/partners
🔗 TOOLS FROM THE SHOW
AI & ML Tutor PRO: Master real-world ML architectures from your phone. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=aitutor&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaTech: Pass your AWS, Azure, GCP & AI certification exams. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=djamgatech&ep=20261022&src=rss
iQz: 100 free offline logic puzzles, plus 100 more with iQz PRO. Every answer explains the rule. No ads, no account. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=iqz&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaMind Kids: Imaginative bedtime audio adventures. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=kids&ep=20261022&src=rss
Google Workspace: Business email, Docs and Gemini for your team, with discount codes. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit/#google-workspace
AI Executive Toolkit: The AI tools we actually use. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit
Exam-guide eBooks: AI-901, AWS AI Practitioner and more, with practice questions, on Google Play and Shopify. https://djamgamind.com/ebooks/?src=rss
⚗️ Researched & produced by Etienne Noumen, P.Eng. (Calgary, Canada) with a hybrid "Human-in-the-Loop" workflow.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!
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🌐 Daily Briefing: https://djamgamind.com/daily
📚 Research Hub: https://djamgamind.com/pdfs
[SPECIAL EDITION]
Google's survey of 2,403 executives says 86% see AI driving cost-efficient growth. Wharton says 7% are getting it fully right. MIT said 95% saw no return. We line them up and find what the winners do differently.
In this episode:
The question changed: "AI ROI" searches overtook "how to use AI"; token efficiency beats tokenmaxxing.
Google Cloud's view: 26% report accelerating returns. Their three habits: clear ownership, required training, AI in core processes.
How to read a vendor survey: who answered, who paid, and the 12% who track AI value formally.
Wharton's check: only 7% succeed on all three markers; growth metrics beat hours saved, 35% vs 13%.
MIT's skeptic view: 95% saw no return in 2025, and why AI that forgets is part of the problem.
The hidden cost: governance and security, after this week's AI agent incidents.
The AI ROI scorecard: five steps for your next budget review.
Sources & links: https://enoumen.substack.com
🤝 Advertise on AI Unraveled & DjamgaMind: Put your enterprise AI brand in front of the CTOs, CISOs and engineering leaders who make AI buying decisions. Daily, in English and French, across 6 podcast feeds, YouTube and Substack. Sponsorship tiers & media kit: https://djamgamind.com/partners
🔗 TOOLS FROM THE SHOW
AI & ML Tutor PRO: Master real-world ML architectures from your phone. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=aitutor&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaTech: Pass your AWS, Azure, GCP & AI certification exams. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=djamgatech&ep=20261022&src=rss
iQz: 100 free offline logic puzzles, plus 100 more with iQz PRO. Every answer explains the rule. No ads, no account. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=iqz&ep=20261022&src=rss
DjamgaMind Kids: Imaginative bedtime audio adventures. https://djamgamind.com/apps/?app=kids&ep=20261022&src=rss
Google Workspace: Business email, Docs and Gemini for your team, with discount codes. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit/#google-workspace
AI Executive Toolkit: The AI tools we actually use. https://djamgamind.com/toolkit
Exam-guide eBooks: AI-901, AWS AI Practitioner and more, with practice questions, on Google Play and Shopify. https://djamgamind.com/ebooks/?src=rss
⚗️ Researched & produced by Etienne Noumen, P.Eng. (Calgary, Canada) with a hybrid "Human-in-the-Loop" workflow.