Semantic Kernel

Semantic Kernel’s new icon and the art of teamwork

March 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 03/20/24

Matthew Bolanos, Veronica Ward

One year in, Microsoft Semantic Kernel has already begun reshaping how AI and application development teams collaborate to conquer complex problems with smart solutions. In line with that spirit, today's logo upgrade isn't just cosmetic - it's the unveiling of a logo that represents the harmonious partnership we foster daily. Let's take a ...

Reflecting on a Year of Progress: Microsoft Semantic Kernel Turns One

March 19, 2024 Mar 19, 2024 03/19/24

Evan Chaki

It's been a whirlwind of a year since Microsoft Semantic Kernel made its debut. As we celebrate Semantic Kernel's first birthday, it presents us with an opportunity to look back at the strides made and the community that's joined us on this trailblazing journey. From the very beginning, we aimed to reshape how app developers interact with AI, ...

Guest Blog: Building Your Custom Copilot with Semantic Kernel

March 18, 2024 Mar 18, 2024 03/18/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey, Arafat Tehsin

Hello all, today we’re featuring a guest on our Semantic Kernel blog. Arafat Tehsin, an MVP for Microsoft focused on AI. Arafat has been working with Global SIs of Microsoft and developing some next-gen solutions using Azure AI and .NET with the empowerment of our business users by Power Platform and more. We will turn it over to Arafat ...

Updates on Ways to Engage with the Semantic Kernel Team

March 12, 2024 Mar 12, 2024 03/12/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey

We have some updates on how to engage with the core Semantic Kernel team! If you are part of the Semantic Kernel community, you have two options to meet with us virtually: community office hours and kernel development syncs. Both are held on Wednesday with different options to make it easy for folks around the world to join. The original ...

Enhanced Automation in Python: Auto Tool Calling for OpenAI Models in the Semantic Kernel SDK

March 11, 2024 Mar 11, 2024 03/11/24

Evan Mattson, Eduard van Valkenburg

Greetings, Semantic Kernel Python developers and enthusiasts! We're happy to share a significant update to the Semantic Kernel Python SDK now available in 0.9.1b1 -- a leap towards more efficient and streamlined OpenAI model integration. Your feedback, the need to align with the .NET Semantic Kernel SDK, and our commitment to enhancing ...

Navigating the Transition: Semantic Kernel .NET V1 Migration Guide

March 7, 2024 Mar 7, 2024 03/7/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey

On Monday we introduced the Python Beta and on Tuesday we announced the Java Release Candidate. Today we’ll dive into Microsoft’s Semantic Kernel migration plan detailing the changes needed to get to V1+ of the .NET version of Semantic Kernel. Microsoft's Semantic Kernel offers powerful capabilities for natural language ...

Architecting AI Apps with Semantic Kernel

March 6, 2024 Mar 6, 2024 03/6/24

Sophia Lagerkrans-Pandey, Veronica Ward

With Semantic Kernel, you can easily build agents that can call your existing code. This power lets you automate your business processes with models from OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face, and more! We often get asked though, “How do I architect my solution?” and “How does it actually work?” In this blog post, we’ll break apart...

Java 1.0 Release Candidate for Semantic Kernel now available

March 5, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 03/5/24

Martijn Verburg

On the 19th of July 2023, we announced the first public alpha release of the Microsoft Semantic Kernel for Java. Today, we are thrilled to announce 1.0.0-rc2 as our first public Release Candidate of the Microsoft Semantic Kernel for Java! This Java library opens new developer possibilities by seamlessly integrating AI services like OpenAI and...

Now in Beta: Explore the Enhanced Python SDK for Semantic Kernel

March 4, 2024 Mar 4, 2024 03/4/24

Evan Mattson, Eduard van Valkenburg

The Semantic Kernel team is excited to announce we are on the brink of releasing v1.0.0 of our Python SDK. In our journey towards this significant milestone, the latest beta release (0.9.0b1) has brought essential breaking changes, aligning our Python SDK's capabilities with those of our .NET SDK. Our commitment to Pythonic best practices ...

Spring 2024 roadmap for Semantic Kernel

February 12, 2024 Feb 12, 2024 02/12/24

Matthew Bolanos

Now that it's February, we wanted to share what we had planned for Semantic Kernel from now until Microsoft Build. Most of our next immediate investments fall into one of three buckets: V1.0 parity across all our languages, additional connectors, and last but not least, agents. If you want a deep dive into our plans, watch our Spring 2024 ...