#HackTogether: The Power Platform Global AI Hack!

Week 1 Recap and What’s Coming

The first full week of the Power Platform Global AI #HackTogether was a lot of fun! We saw some amazing walkthroughs and demos from our talented experts, who showed us how to integrate AI in our Power Platform applications. Now it’s your turn to take that inspiration and put it into your prize-winning solution! Speaking of solutions…

Submit! Submit! Submit!

This is the last week of the hackathon and you have less than a week to submit your solution.

For your submission, you will need to provide a short video (<5 min) demo of your solution which includes the following:

• A brief description of the problem statement.
• The solution overview.
• The AI features used.

Make sure to submit your solution before the deadline on September 28th!

You can submit your solution here. 

What happened in week 1 of The Power Platform Global AI #HackTogether?

Last week, we had a blast with our virtual hackathon, where we learned, experimented, and created amazing solutions with the Power Platform. We had so much fun and learned so much from these sessions. We hope you did too.

We enjoyed three wonderful live virtual sessions that showed us how to use the latest and greatest features of AI in the Power Platform to unleash creativity and productivity.

If you missed any of them, don’t worry, you can still catch up on the recordings and see for yourself the amazing capabilities of AI in the Power Platform!

Here are links to all the session videos and slides:

On-Demand Videos: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/videos 

On-Demand Slides: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/slides

Introduction to Power Platform Copilots.

If you have ever dreamed of creating a website without writing a single line of code? Well, Pryia showed us you can, thanks to Copilot in Power Pages, an amazing integration of AI in Power Platform.

In this session, April showed you how Copilot technology has revolutionized the Power Platform in the last few years, making it easier than ever to create powerful apps and workflows with artificial intelligence. Then, Priya blew our minds with a live demo of how to use Copilot in Power Pages to create simple, purposeful, business ready websites with just a few clicks. We learned how to choose a theme, add pages, and design multi-step forms based on your website’s intent. We also discovered you could create a customer facing chat-bot experience for any website visitors that was powered by the information on your website. Yes, you heard that right: a chat-bot that knew everything about your website and could answer any questions your visitors might have. How cool was that? If you missed this chance to learn how to build a website with Copilot and Power Pages in minutes don’t fret, we have it on demand for you!

On-Demand Videos: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/videos

On-Demand Slides: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/slides

Getting Started with AI Builder in the Power Platform

Next, on Wednesday, Gomolemo Mohapi, Power Platform Advocate, and Ashish Bhatia, Product Manager at Microsoft, showed us how to use AI Builder, a powerful tool that lets you add intelligence to your apps and workflows without writing any code.

If you want to take your Power Platform solutions to the next level with artificial intelligence, then you wouldn’t want to miss out on this amazing session by Gomolemo and Ashish. They unveil how to use AI Builder, a powerful tool that lets you add intelligence to your apps and workflows without writing any code.

Time = Money

Our experts also gave live demonstrations of other AI Builder use cases and how it can help you effortlessly save time, increase productivity, and enhance your user experience. If you missed this session and want to learn how to unleash the power of AI in your Power Platform solutions don’t worry, we have it on demand for you!

On-Demand Videos: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/videos 

On-Demand Slides: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/slides

Leveraging Azure OpenAI Service in the Power Platform

Do you want to learn how to use the most advanced artificial intelligence in the world to enhance your Power Platform solutions? Then you would have loved this incredible session by Power Platform Advocate, Daniel Laskewitz and Microsoft MVP, Robin Rosengrün.

They leapt into the world of Azure OpenAI. They showed us how to add more generative AI power to our apps and workflows. Robin and Daniel explained how it works and how you can extend your solutions with it. Robin demonstrated an amazing real world application example of what you can do with Azure OpenAI. He created an AI powered bedtime story generator for his young children. You may have missed a lot of fun and learning if you didn’t watch this session, but don’t worry, you can still catch up on demand and see for yourself the power of Azure OpenAI!

On-Demand Videos: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/videos 

On-Demand Slides: https://aka.ms/pp/hacktogether/slides

What’s on deck in the final week?

In this third and final week of the Power Platform AI Global HackTogther, we have two more great sessions to go on Monday and Thursday.

September 25th, 2023, 9:00AM PST | How to submit your projects on GitHub

Join live/Watch on-demand: https://aka.ms/hacktogether/powerplatform-ai/session5

What’s this session about?

Not sure what GitHub is or how to use it? Not sure how to package up your Power Platform samples and get them ready to share? Don’t worry – this session doesn’t assume any pre-existing knowledge.

We will walk you through all of the basics that you need to know to get started with GitHub and the Power Platform tooling needed so you can leverage it to submit your contributions.

By the end of this session, you will have created your contribution in GitHub and be empowered to continue your contribution journey.

Speakers

• April Dunnam – Power Platform Advocate
• David Warner – Community Program Manager

September 28th, 2023, 9:00AM PST | Wrap up and take action: Join our community for the next Big Thing!

Join live/Watch on-demand: https://aka.ms/hacktogether/powerplatform-ai/session6

What’s this session about?

We’re at the end of the Power Platform AI Global Hack but the journey doesn’t end here!  

Stephen Siciliano, VP of Power Automate will join us to share a few closing remarks about AI in the Power Platform and he’ll be doing a live Q&A.  So, make sure to come prepared with all of your questions!  

Speakers

• April Dunnam – Power Platform Advocate
• Gomolemo Mohapi – Power Platform Advocate
• Daniel Laskewitz – Power Platform Advocate
• Stephen Siciliano – Vice President of Power Automate

Final words

One more reminder to submit your solution as soon as possible and not to miss the September 28th 11:59pm deadline!!

If you have a question, make sure to post it on the discussion board. We are here to support you with the answers you need to help you create the best solution possible. Good luck and happy hacking!!