Agent Evaluation on Databricks
This course teaches students how to systematically evaluate AI agents using MLflow's evaluation framework, addressing the unique challenges of non-deterministic AI systems that traditional software testing cannot handle. Students evaluate a shared tool-calling agent that is registered in Unity Catalog and calls its models through Unity Gateway, using built-in judges for common criteria like correctness and safety, guideline judges for business-specific requirements, and custom judges for specialized needs. The course covers both offline evaluation using curated datasets and online production monitoring, including storing MLflow traces in Unity Catalog. Students use MLflow tracing to understand agent execution patterns and collect human feedback from developers and from subject matter experts, who review the agent through its Databricks App. Through practical demonstrations and labs, students develop skills in creating evaluation workflows that drive continuous quality improvements throughout the AI agent development lifecycle.
Note: For SCORM lecture files, please ensure that you close the SCORM window after completing the content. Do not click the ‘Next Lesson’ button, as doing so may prevent the SCORM module from being marked as complete.
In this course, the content was developed for participants with these skills/knowledge/abilities:
• Intermediate Python programming experience
• Basic SQL knowledge for querying and creating functions
• Familiarity with Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
• Understanding of Unity Catalog concepts including catalogs and schemas
• Basic understanding of large language models (LLMs) and prompt engineering
• Basic knowledge of MLflow
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