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Spark Certified AI Foundations

Validates a clear understanding of core AI and machine learning concepts, data, evaluation and responsible use.

Duration

30 minutes

Questions

10

Passing score

70%

Attempts

3 allowed

Overview

Validates a clear understanding of core AI and machine learning concepts, data, evaluation and responsible use. Passing earns the Spark Certified AI Foundations credential, issued with a public verification page.

Skills assessed

  • AI and ML concepts
  • Data and model evaluation
  • Responsible AI practice

Exam structure

  • Concepts3 questions
  • Data and models4 questions
  • Responsible AI3 questions

Question types: single-select, multiple-select and short written answers. You can flag questions and return to them before submitting.

Eligibility

Open to everyone with a free Spark Academy account.

Attempt policy

Up to 3 attempts. The timer starts when you begin and answers are saved automatically. Unsubmitted exams are scored when time expires.

Preparation resources

  • Complete the AI Foundations course
  • Review the sample questions on this page
  • Read the Spark Academy guide to responsible AI

Sample questions

Sample 1: Which statement best describes machine learning?
  • Programs that follow hand-written rules only
  • Systems that learn patterns from data to make predictions
  • A database that stores large files
  • A method for compressing images
Sample 2: Which of these is an example of supervised learning?
  • Grouping customers without labels
  • Training a model on emails labelled spam or not spam
  • Letting an agent learn by trial and reward
  • Reducing the dimensions of a dataset