Organizing Azure AI Resources into Logical Groups.

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When working with Azure, particularly with AI resources, it is crucial to maintain an organized structure. This not only helps in managing the resources efficiently but also in keeping track of the expenses and applying uniform policies. In Pulumi, Azure resources can be organized into logical groups using `Resource Group` which acts as a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution.

Below, I'll demonstrate how to create an Azure Resource Group with Pulumi using Python. The Azure Resource Group will serve as a logical grouping for future AI resources such as Azure Machine Learning workspaces, Cognitive Services, or any other services you might want to provision and manage collectively.

First, we need to import the necessary Pulumi Azure Native package:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_azure_native as azure_native

# Create a resource group for our AI resources.
# We initialize the resource with a name and a location.
# The 'location' specifies where the resource group and all resources in it will be created.
ai_resource_group = azure_native.resources.ResourceGroup("aiResourceGroup",
    location="EastUS",
    tags={
        "Environment": "Development",
        "Department": "AI Team"
    }
)

# Pulumi allows you to export output properties that can be viewed 
# or used when the deployment is complete. Here, we are exporting
# the name of the created resource group to observe after deployment.
pulumi.export("resource_group_name", ai_resource_group.name)
```

In this program:
- We import the `pulumi_azure_native` library to interact with Azure through Pulumi’s infrastructure as code framework.
- We create an instance of `ResourceGroup`, which is a resource that allows us to group related resources together. This is done by calling `azure_native.resources.ResourceGroup` and providing a name for the group and the location where the resources should be deployed.
- We also associate some tags with the resource group to add metadata, for example to denote the environment type or the responsible department.
- Lastly, we export the name of the resource group. This output will be visible in the Pulumi CLI once the deployment succeeds, or in the Pulumi service console if you are using it.

This code doesn't include the actual AI resources, but sets the stage for their organization. You would typically place the creation of AI resources such as Azure Machine Learning workspaces, Cognitive Services, etc., within the scope of this resource group. Each of those resources would reference `ai_resource_group.name` as part of their deployment to ensure they are included in this logical grouping.