'Semantic Kernel (SK) is a lightweight SDK that lets you mix conventional programming languages, like C# and Python, with the latest in Large Language Model (LLM) AI 'prompts' with prompt templating, chaining, and planning capabilities,' Microsoft announced in a March 17 blog post titled ' Hello, Semantic Kernel! 'This enables you to build new experiences into your apps to bring unparalleled productivity for your users: like summarizing a lengthy chat exchange, flagging an important 'next step' that's added to your to-do list via Microsoft Graph, or planning a full vacation instead of just reserving a seat on a plane.'

Microsoft borrowed the 'Copilot' moniker as a way to describe the advanced AI tech it's infusing into software of all kinds, ranging from business products like Microsoft 365 to the 'new Bing' search engine to development-oriented offerings like the low-code/no-code Power Platform, including the software development component, Power Apps.Ĭhampioned by CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft seems to be quickly transforming into a an AI-centric company across the board, clearly gaining an edge on competitors on the strength of its $10 billion-plus investments into OpenAI, of which it is on track to own a 49 percent share. OpenAI, of course, also supplies the tech behind the GitHub Copilot 'AI pair programmer', which has transformed software development and is heavily used by coders using Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. ChatGPT is based on a the previous GPT-3.5 LLM, whose capabilities are dwarfed by GPT-4. That's the company behind the groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbox powered by advanced natural language processing (NLP) technology that has captured the public's attention perhaps more than any other app, ever. Microsoft has open sourced an internal incubation project that can help developers integrate cutting-edge AI models quickly and easily into their apps.Ĭalled Semantic Kernel (SK), the project's GitHub repo describes it as 'a lightweight SDK enabling integration of AI large language models (LLMs) with conventional programming languages.'Īnd, if you haven't heard the news, that means developers can take advantage of the hot new GPT-4 LLM, from Microsoft partner OpenAI.

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