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Come hack with us on Semantic Kernel v1.0!

November 29, 2023 Nov 29, 2023 11/29/23
Alex Chao
(image) v1.0 is right around the corner! What better way to kick off the holiday season than with an AI hackathon! We're approaching a big milestone for the Semantic Kernel with the upcoming release of the 1.0 SDK. To get the community familiar with the changes that are coming and to get as much feedback as possible, we're launching ...

Unveiling the Next Steps in AI Productivity: Plugins, Planners, and Personas at Microsoft Ignite

November 9, 2023 Nov 9, 2023 11/9/23
Evan Chaki
As the Microsoft Ignite event approaches on November 16th, we are excited to invite you to join us for a live session at the Seattle Convention Center Summit. This gathering is a special opportunity for business leaders and AI enthusiasts to gain insight into the advancements of Semantic Kernel, particularly in the realms of Plugins, Planners...

Supercharge Your Semantic Kernel Experience: Unleashing the Power of Pre and Post Hooks

September 25, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 09/25/23
Nilesh Acharya
(image) Semantic Kernel is a powerful SDK that enables developers to build intelligent applications with ease. With the latest update to the .net SDK, the addition of pre and post hooks takes the functionality of Semantic Kernel to new heights. Benefits of Pre and Post Hooks Pre and post hooks provide developers with a way to intercept ...

Save Time with Semantic Kernel’s Updated Error Handling

September 21, 2023 Sep 21, 2023 09/21/23
Nilesh Acharya
(image) Error handling is an essential aspect of application development. It ensures that applications can gracefully handle unexpected situations and provide meaningful feedback to users. In this blog post, we will explore the recent improvements made by the team to the error handling mechanism in the Semantic Kernel (SK) .net library. ...

Chat Copilot Performance improvements for chat and messaging loading

August 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023 08/28/23
Nilesh Acharya
(image) We are introducing enhancements to greatly improve performance, reduce cost and data throughput for customers of Chat Copilot. In the current design, partitions are defined by an ID. Overtime as the CosmosDB grows with increased storage we have seen scenarios with extended processing time when customers try to load the list of ...

Unlock the Power of Telemetry in Semantic Kernel SDK

August 3, 2023 Aug 3, 2023 08/3/23
Nilesh Acharya
(image) As more and more customers are becoming reliant on the Semantic Kernel SDK to create sophisticated and powerful applications, we have heard the need for greater transparency into end-to-end traceability and debugging. For example, if you want to know how a specific plugin can impact performance or looking for a way to debug a request...

Announcing Semantic Kernel integration with Azure Cognitive Search

July 19, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 07/19/23
Nilesh Acharya
(image) We're excited to announce integration of Azure Cognitive Search Vector Search with Semantic Kernel, available in both C# and Python. This integration follows the existing Semantic Memory architecture, making it incredibly easy for developers to add memory to prompts and plugins. This integration unlocks the following key benefits...

Introducing Semantic Kernel for Java

July 19, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 07/19/23
Bruno Borges
Hello Java developers! We are thrilled to announce the first release of the Microsoft Semantic Kernel for Java! This Java library opens up new developer possibilities by seamlessly integrating AI services like OpenAI and Azure OpenAI with conventional and idiomatic programming. Now, you can create cutting-edge AI applications that combine ...