Model Mondays Season 2 kicks off June 16, offering weekly livestreams and AMAs to help you navigate 11,000+ AI models on Azure AI Foundry. Dive deep into advanced AI topics, discover new tools, and build your AI expertise with expert-led sessions and community support. Unique :
Skill Up on AI Models with Model Mondays Season 2
Feeling overwhelmed by the 11,000+ AI models out there? Microsoft’s Model Mondays is back for Season 2 starting June 16, 2025. This weekly livestream and AMA series helps you navigate the ever-growing AI model landscape with ease and confidence.
What’s New with Azure AI Foundry?
Microsoft Build 2025 showcased exciting updates in Azure AI Foundry. It now offers access to over 11,000 models, including cutting-edge frontier models and thousands from the open-source community on Hugging Face.
But the real game changer? Smarter model selection tools like Model Router and Azure AI Evaluations SDK that simplify validation and improve user trust.
“It’s not just about model selection, but about the effort required to use the model and validate the results.”
Why Model Mondays Is a Must-Attend
Keeping up with daily AI releases can be exhausting. Model Mondays breaks down the noise into digestible 30-minute episodes every Monday. Each session includes:
- 5-minute weekly highlights of top AI news
- 15-minute deep dive spotlight on a specific model or tool
- Live Q&A and a Friday AMA on Discord
Missed Season 1? Catch up anytime via the playlist or explore the repo.
What to Expect in Season 2
Season 2 dives deeper into advanced AI topics, including:
- Advanced reasoning models and visual reasoning
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) and MCP Servers
- Exploration of Phi-4 model ecosystem and SLMs
- Foundry Labs projects like Magnetic-UI
- Open-source models from Hugging Face’s 10K+ community variants
- Edge models and on-device AI capabilities
- AI agent models and red-teaming samples
- Model playgrounds for image, video, chat, and language
- Advanced fine-tuning techniques and developer tools
“Let’s build our model IQ and get started developing AI applications on Azure!”
How to Join and Get Involved
Register now for Season 2 at https://aka.ms/model-mondays/rsvp. Join the live streams on Microsoft Reactor every Monday and the AMA sessions on the Azure AI Foundry Discord every Friday.
Also, check out these valuable resources to accelerate your AI journey:
- Azure AI Foundry Learn Course
- Azure AI Foundry Documentation
- Azure AI Foundry SDK
- Chat with the community on Discord
Whether you’re a developer or AI enthusiast, Model Mondays is your weekly shortcut to mastering AI models and tools on Azure.
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