{"id":3503,"date":"2024-10-08T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/semantic-kernel\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2024-10-09T04:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T11:54:06","slug":"microsoft-extensions-ai-simplifying-ai-integration-for-net-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/microsoft-extensions-ai-simplifying-ai-integration-for-net-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft.Extensions.AI: Simplifying AI Integration for .NET Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview\/\">launch<\/a> of Microsoft.Extensions.AI for .NET! Our collaboration with the .NET team since the debut of Semantic Kernel has resulted in a powerful new feature that aligns with the best practices of both current and upcoming .NET releases.<\/p>\n<p>With the introduction of Microsoft.Extensions.AI, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and AI solution providers can now build enhanced solutions on Semantic Kernel with a streamlined, lightweight package that makes it easy to integrate their solutions into SK and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is Microsoft.Extensions.AI?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Microsoft.Extensions.AI<\/strong>\u00a0is an innovative .NET library that equips platform developers with a cohesive layer of C# abstractions, simplifying the interaction with AI services such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and embeddings. It enables seamless integration of AI capabilities into .NET applications through a consistent and standardized set of APIs and conventions.<\/p>\n<p>For those already familiar with Semantic Kernel, think of\u00a0<strong>Microsoft.Extensions.AI<\/strong>\u00a0as the evolution of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuget.org\/packages\/Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Abstractions\">Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Abstractions<\/a> <\/strong>package that you&#8217;re currently using to access remote AI services. It is precisely this exciting upgrade that allows AI providers to rapidly adopt and align their services with this new extraction layer.<\/p>\n<p>For Semantic Kernel developers, this means that AI ISVs and service providers can swiftly create .NET packages that integrate effortlessly with Semantic Kernel and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When Microsoft.Extensions.AI moves from preview to general availability (GA), we will enable this package in Semantic Kernel .NET and when our Memory packages (for .NET, Python, and Java) move to GA within the next few months, we are excited to support vector service providers and ISVs in delivering their services directly to professional developers.\u00a0 More to come about an abstraction package for this group.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to get Started?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are an ISV or AI provider eager to explore the new\u00a0<strong>Microsoft.Extensions.AI<\/strong> preview, please check out these packages and samples:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Package<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"menuraav\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nuget.org\/packages\/microsoft.extensions.ai\/9.0.0-preview.9.24507.7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nuget.org\/packages\/Microsoft.Extensions.AI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Extensions.AI 9.0.0-preview.9.24507.7\">NuGet Gallery | Microsoft.Extensions.AI\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Samples<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EShop Support with Microsoft.Extensions.AI &#8211; <a id=\"menurab7\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dotnet\/eshopsupport\/tree\/main\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dotnet\/eShopSupport\/tree\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link dotnet\/eShopSupport: A reference .NET application using AI for a customer support ticketing system (github.com)\">eShop Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AI Samples &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dotnet\/ai-samples\">https:\/\/github.com\/dotnet\/ai-samples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce the launch of Microsoft.Extensions.AI for .NET! 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With the introduction of Microsoft.Extensions.AI, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and AI solution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/agent-framework\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}