Semantic Kernel

How to use plugins with Semantic Kernel

May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 05/24/23

Nilesh Acharya

Have you wondered how you can use plugins with Semantic Kernel? Or maybe you want to use plugins for your own co-pilot chat app just like our sample app? Well, I have answers for you. I will guide you an example that uses Semantic Kernel with a GitHub Open API plug-in to build a console chat experience using action planner and a chat ...

How to deploy Semantic Kernel to Azure as a web application service

May 23, 2023 May 23, 2023 05/23/23

Nilesh Acharya

We have heard feedback from our community about having the ability to deploy Semantic Kernel to Azure. We have listened and want to share how you can deploy Semantic Kernel to your Azure Subscription as a web application service. Deploying to Azure provides a great pathway for developers to take advantage of Azure compute and other ...

Plugging into Jira from Semantic Kernel

May 22, 2023 May 22, 2023 05/22/23

Vivien Hung, Lee Miller

Have you ever wished you could access Jira data and functionality from within your chat conversations? Do you want to make your chat interactions more productive, collaborative, and intelligent? If so, you will love the new Jira connector feature in Copilot chat starter app. In this blog post, we will show you how you can use Jira connector ...

Join Semantic Kernel at BUILD 2023: Two sessions you don’t want to miss!

May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023 05/17/23

Evan Chaki

We are thrilled to announce that Semantic Kernel will be part of the Microsoft BUILD 2023 conference, taking place from May 23rd to May 25th. We will be presenting at BUILD, where you can learn more about how Semantic Kernel can help you increase productivity of yourself and your team. Whether you are attending the conference in person or ...

How to use Hugging Face Models with Semantic Kernel

May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 05/4/23

Nilesh Acharya

We are thrilled to announce the integration of Semantic Kernel with Hugging Face models! With this integration, you can leverage the power of Semantic Kernel combined with accessibility of over 190,000+ models from Hugging Face. This integration allows you to use the vast number of models at your fingertips with the latest advancements in...

Announcing Copilot Chat

May 1, 2023 May 1, 2023 05/1/23

Shannon Monroe

Semantic Kernel Copilot Chat   We're excited to introduce Semantic Kernel's Copilot Chat sample app! With this app, developers can easily build their own chatbot using advanced features such as natural language processing, speech recognition, and file uploading. By leveraging LLM-based AI, you can make the chat smarter with your own...

Semantic Kernel + Qdrant = Persistent Memories Powered By Open Source

April 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023 04/26/23

John Maeda

Interview with Qdrant CEO and co-founder Andre Zayarni Semantic Kernel now works seamlessly with the open-source vector database Qdrant — just launch an instance of Qdrant on Azure with one click and you're good to go. You can learn more about Qdrant's history in this interview with the CEO and co-founder, Andre Zayarni: SK: What ...

The Power of Persistent Memory with Semantic Kernel and Qdrant Vector Database

April 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023 04/25/23

Tara Walker

A key component of leveraging machine learning large languages models (LLM) for natural language processing (NLP) in applications for chat search like ChatGPT, ranking and recommendation engines, anomaly detection, and semantic search is the ability to leverage massive amounts of unstructured data for search. But where would we save and ...

Money Talks: Chatting With Your Favorite 10-K

April 18, 2023 Apr 18, 2023 04/18/23

John Maeda

Adam Hurwitz recently shared a popular blog post about using Semantic Kernel to chat with the Microsoft 10-K, which can be extended to any other 10-K document that you like. As a seasoned pro in the space of Financial Services applications, Adam's hands-on experience with LLM AI is indicative of how each industry vertical is on the brink ...

Semantic Kernel Now Available In Python Flavor

April 17, 2023 Apr 17, 2023 04/17/23

John Maeda

Just a few weeks ago we came out with Semantic Kernel in C# and with an experimental branch for Python. Today we're happy to announce that based upon community feedback, we have an official Python release now available on GitHub. You know what that means ... and you're good to go! 🎉🎉🎉 Why Release Semantic Kernel In Python? Python...