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 From Cover to Code is a technology book club! In each season of the show, hosts Angela Andrews and Michael Jenkins read tech books, try out the code, and discuss what they learn. Expect practical takeaways and lively conversations on software development, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and more.2025 Art Literary History & Criticism Science
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  • S4E3: Using AWS AI Services

    S4E3: Using AWS AI Services
    Apr 26 2026
    In this episode of From Cover to Code, Angela and Michael continue their walk through the AWS Certified AI Practitioner Study Guide with a discussion of Chapters 5 and 6, focused on real-world AWS AI services plus getting started with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q.

    They break down where services like Rekognition, Comprehend, Kendra, Lex, Polly, Textract, and Fraud Detector fit in real scenarios, then shift into Bedrock's model catalog, playground comparisons, tuning controls, guardrails, and the growing role of Amazon Q inside day-to-day AWS workflows.

    Along the way, they work through certification-style quiz questions, unpack model settings like temperature and top P, explore customization concepts like distillation and continued pre-training, and connect AI decisions back to business outcomes, governance, and exam readiness.

    Book chapters covered in this episode:
    • Chapter 5: Real-World AI Applications with AWS Tools
    • Chapter 6: Getting Started with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q
    Video Chapters:

    00:00 Welcome
    02:03 Chapters 5 and 6 Overview
    04:39 AWS AI Services Overview
    19:07 Quiz Review and Exam Prep
    25:46 Amazon Q in Practice
    29:12 Amazon Bedrock Model Catalog
    41:57 Tuning, Guardrails, and Prompting
    52:12 AI Metrics, Customization, and Wrap-Up

    Your hosts:
    • Angela Andrews - @scooterphoenix
    • Michael Jenkins - @managedkaos

    Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow From Cover to Code for more conversations on AI, cloud, software development, certification prep, and real-world tech learning.

    Find us online at covertocode.com.

    Hosted by:
    • Angela A. @scooterphoenix
    • Michael J. @managedkaos ​
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • S4E2: Understanding AI and ML for the AWS Exam

    S4E2: Understanding AI and ML for the AWS Exam
    Mar 1 2026
    In this episode of "From Cover to Code", Angela and Michael dive deep into Chapters 3 and 4 of "AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Study Guide" by Tom Taulli.

    What starts as a foundational discussion of AI quickly accelerates into machine learning lifecycles, generative model architectures, transformer mechanics, and the real-world implications of foundation models.

    If you’ve ever used ChatGPT, Amazon Q, or Claude and wondered, “What’s actually happening under the hood?” — this episode connects the dots between practical usage and technical foundations.

    Chapters covered in this episode:

    • Chapter 3: AI and Machine Learning
    • Chapter 4: Understanding Generative AI

    Expect deep technical breakdowns, exam-ready insights, ethical debates, and live quiz practice to sharpen your AWS AI Practitioner knowledge.

    Chapters:

    00:00 Welcome & Chapter Reality Check
    01:00 The Deep End of AI Foundations
    06:00 What AI Really Means (AWS Definition)
    10:00 Machine Learning Layers & Data Quality
    18:40 The ML Lifecycle & MLOps Framework
    26:50 Generative AI Models Explained (GANs, VAEs, Transformers, Diffusion)
    37:50 Ethics, Copyright & Hallucinations
    51:55 Quiz Practice & Exam Strategy



    Find us online at covertocode.com.

    Hosted by:
    • Angela A. @scooterphoenix
    • Michael J. @managedkaos ​
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • S4E1: The Journey to Certification AWS AI Practitioner

    S4E1: The Journey to Certification AWS AI Practitioner
    Feb 7 2026
    The Journey to Certification: AWS AI Practitioner

    We’re back for a brand-new season of From Cover to Code 📘💻 — and this time, we’re diving into AI on AWS.

    In this Season 4 premiere, Michael Jenkins and Angela Andrews kick off their review of the "AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) Study Guide" by Tom Taulli.

    This episode sets the foundation for the entire season, focusing on *why* the AWS AI Practitioner certification exists, *who* it’s designed for, and the AWS fundamentals every AI practitioner is expected to understand before touching models, prompts, or GenAI tools.

    If you’re cert-curious, career-pivoting, or trying to cut through the AI hype with real cloud knowledge, this episode lays the groundwork for your certification journey—and invites you to take it alongside us.

    In this episode, we cover:
    • Why AWS introduced the AI Practitioner certification
    • How AWS frames AI, machine learning, and generative AI at a foundational level
    • Core AWS services and cloud concepts tested on the exam
    • Exam structure, scoring, and certification tiers
    • Why scheduling your exam date makes studying *real*
    • How to use this book—and this series—as a practical study companion
    • Tools and strategies to study smarter, not harder

    Read along, join us live, and let’s go **from cover → to code → to certification**, together.

    Book & Resources

    • The book: [https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/aws-certified-ai/9798341622326/](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/aws-certified-ai/9798341622326/)
    • AWS Free Tier [https://aws.amazon.com/free/](https://aws.amazon.com/free/)
    • Google NotebookLM (study tool mentioned [https://notebooklm.google.com/](https://notebooklm.google.com/)

    Video Chapters

    00:00 Welcome to From Cover to Code
    01:09 Season 4 Kickoff and Host Catch-Up
    05:50 Why AWS AI Practitioner Certification
    08:26 Scheduling the Exam Makes It Real
    11:52 Exam Structure, Scoring, and Weighting
    18:46 AWS Certification Levels Explained
    27:03 Cloud Computing and AWS Fundamentals
    34:27 Core AWS Services Every Practitioner Should Know
    37:36 AWS Glue, ETL, and Real-World Case Study
    42:49 Live Quiz and Exam Mindset
    59:00 What’s Next: AI, ML, and Generative AI

    Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode of From Cover to Code.

    Find us online at covertocode.com.

    Hosted by:
    • Angela A. @scooterphoenix
    • Michael J. @managedkaos ​
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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