Are you a student or educator exploring the world of AI? Want to go beyond textbooks and tutorials to hear directly from the engineers and researchers shaping the future of Azure AI? Then Foundry Fridays is your backstage pass to innovation.
🎓 What Is Foundry Fridays?
Every Friday at 1:30 PM ET, join the Azure AI Foundry Discord Community https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord for a 30-minute live Ask Me Anything (AMA) session.
It’s your chance to connect with the experts behind Azure AI—Principal PMs, researchers, and engineers—who are building the tools you’ll use in classrooms, hackathons, and real-world projects.
Whether you're experimenting with model fine-tuning, curious about local inference, or diving into agentic workflows and open-source tooling, this is where your questions get answered live and unscripted.
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đź’ˇ Why Students & Educators Should Join
- Direct Access to Experts
Ask your questions live and get real-time insights from the people building Azure AI. - Weekly Themes That Matter
From model routing and MCP registries to SAMBA architectures, AI Agents, Model Router, Deployment Templates each week brings a new topic to explore. - Community-Led Conversations
Hosted by leaders like Nitya Narasimhan and Lee Stott, these sessions are interactive, inclusive, and designed to spotlight your questions. - No Slides, Just Substance
Skip the lectures—this is about real talk, real tech, and real learning.
đź“š Bonus Learning: Model Mondays
Want even more? Catch up on the Model Mondays series on demand at https://aka.ms/model-mondays and get ready for Season 3, streaming every Monday at 1:30 PM ET.
🚀 How to Join
- Join the Discord: https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord
- Find the AMA: Check the #community-calls and #model-mondays channels or look for pinned events.
- Ask Anything: Bring your questions, ideas, or just listen in. No registration needed.
đź’¬ Final Thoughts
Whether you're coding your first AI project, mentoring students, or researching the next big thing listen and ask the experts questions and hear from the wider community.
Foundry Fridays is your space to learn, connect, and grow. So grab your headphones, jump into Discord, and let’s shape the future of AI—together.
🗓️ Fridays | 1:30 PM ET
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