Azure AI enables you to build on your terms. With Azure, you can build applications using the languages and tools of your choice and deploy your AI models anywhere. Whether you want to leverage prebuilt models, build custom models with code-first or code-free experiences, or do advanced machine learning, Azure is a great place to get started with AI.
In this series, we'll cover key AI concepts and introduce the Azure AI services to help you bring capabilities like speech, vision, language, decision, and search to your applications, no matter your skill level. We'll provide step-by-step guidance to show how easy adding value to your applications is.
## [Action for Developers](https://aka.ms/AzureHappyHours)
In this challenge, we are covering key AI concepts and introducing the Azure AI services to help you bring capabilities like speech, vision, language, decision, and search to your app. We have provided step-by-step guidance to show how easy adding value to your applications is. Complete the modules to skill up!
| Date | Title | Resources | Livestream / On-Demand |
| :---: | :--- | :--- | :---: |
| 04th Mar | [Azure AI Series: Experience Computer Vision](https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-reactor-bengaluru/events/283602135/) | [Easily add AI to your application](https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/videos/?wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) <br/> [Quickstart: Create an object detection project with the Custom Vision client library](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/custom-vision-service/quickstarts/object-detection?pivots=programming-language-csharp&tabs=visual-studio&wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) | [YouTube](https://aka.ms/AzAISeries-4/3) |
| 11th Mar | [Azure AI Series: Explore Speech & Language](https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-reactor-bengaluru/events/283602245/) | [Build a chatbot](https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/videos/?wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) <br/> [How to build a voice-enabled grocery chatbot with Azure AI](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-blog/how-to-build-a-voice-enabled-grocery-chatbot-with-azure-ai/ba-p/2096079?OCID=AID3024570&wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) | [YouTube](https://aka.ms/AzAISeries-11/3) |
| 25th Mar | [Azure AI Series: Discover Cognitive Search](https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-reactor-bengaluru/events/283602918/) | [Use AI to automate document processing](https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/videos/?wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) <br/> [How to build a personal finance app using Azure](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-ai-blog/how-to-build-a-personal-finance-app-using-azure/ba-p/2088995?OCID=AID3024570&wt.mc_id=github_azurehappyhours_webinar_reactor) | [YouTube](https://aka.ms/AzAISeries-25/3) |
### About the Speakers
:speaking_head: [Vivek Sridhar](https://twitter.com/vivek_sridhar) is a technophile and an Open-Source contributor with around 15+ years of experience in the Software Industry and works at Microsoft as Senior Cloud Advocate. In his previous role, he has mentored startups/developers, speaker at conferences/meetups for DigitalOcean as Senior Developer Advocate, Co-Founder / Chief-Architect of NoodleNext Technology. He was also heading DevOps and QA at BlackBuck and was a DevOps Solution Architect at HCL (Australia) in client engagement. Vivek started his career with IBM Rational (India Software Labs) as a Software Developer.
Connect with Vivek 👉 [Twitter](https://twitter.com/vivek_sridhar)
