Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals accreditation
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Free video course plus quiz. Siblings include AI Agent Fundamentals and Databricks Fundamentals.
Who it's for: Anyone wanting a free, quick GenAI badge.
Exam facts
- Provider
- Databricks
- Cost
- Free
- Format
- Badge / quiz
- Validity
- No expiry
- Prerequisites
- None
- Study time (est.)
- 2–4 hours
- Difficulty
- ●○○○○ (1/5)
- Employer demand
- ●○○○○ (1/5)
- Atlas score
- 43/100
- Official page
- www.databricks.com
- Last verified
- 2026-10-18
Learning plan
About 3 hours of focused study, split into 3 phases. Pick your weekly pace and the timeline adjusts.
Estimated finish: 1 weeks
What the exam covers
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Core generative AI concepts and industry applications | — |
| Finding high-value GenAI business opportunities | — |
| Foundation models and the quality–speed–cost trade-off | — |
| Secure, governed applications and reducing hallucinations | — |
| GenAI as the reasoning engine for AI agents | — |
Source: official exam guide. Weights can change, so check before you start.
Before you start
- None. The course is free and non-technical; you only need a free Databricks Academy login
- Week 1 · 1.5 h
Watch the course
- Explain what a foundation model, an LLM, an embedding and a hallucination are, with one business example each
- Use the course's framework to score a GenAI use case on business value and feasibility
- Describe how retrieval and data governance (for example Unity Catalog) reduce hallucination and data-leak risk
- Explain in two sentences how an LLM acts as the reasoning engine of an agent
Use: Generative AI Fundamentals (free course page) · Databricks Academy
- Week 1 · 0.5 h
Try it hands-on (optional)
- Compare two foundation models on the same prompt for answer quality, speed and cost
Hands-on: In Databricks Free Edition, open the AI Playground, send the same three business prompts to two different models side by side, and note which one you would pick and why.
- Week 1 · 1 h
Pass the quiz
- Review your notes on the five learning areas, then pass the online quiz to earn the badge
- Add the badge to LinkedIn, then decide on a next step, such as the free AI Agent Fundamentals accreditation or the Generative AI Engineer Associate exam
You're ready to book when…
- You can explain prompt engineering vs RAG vs fine-tuning in plain business language
- You can name two ways governance reduces GenAI risk and one cost lever when choosing a model
- You can sketch, in one sentence each, three GenAI use cases for your own company
Exam tips
- This is a short accreditation with a quiz, not a proctored exam. Databricks says the course takes about an hour.