AWS opens $75 agentic AI exam beta

AWS opened registration on September 1 for the $75, 85-question beta of its MLA-C02 machine-learning engineer exam, which adds generative AI, foundation-model/LLM, Bedrock, and agentic-workflow coverage. AWS’s exam update says English candidates can take MLA-C01 through September 28, with MLA-C02 beta delivery starting September 29; standard MLA-C02 availability across exam languages is planned for early 2027. For teams hiring LLMOps or agent engineers, the 170-minute beta is a cheap signal of which production skills AWS now treats as core; agent-regression-loop research explains why those skills matter after a demo ships.