Semantic Kernel

OpenAI Assistants: a first look into using OpenAI Assistants with Semantic Kernel

November 9, 2023 Nov 9, 2023 11/9/23

Matthew Bolanos

(image) On Monday, we shared that the future of Semantic Kernel will leverage OpenAI Assistants so you can take advantage of the ease-of-use they provide in creating agents and copilots. In this blog post, we wanted to pick up where we left off and share an incremental update on our current progress while also diving into some of the ...

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...

OpenAI Assistants: the future of Semantic Kernel

November 6, 2023 Nov 6, 2023 11/6/23

Matthew Bolanos

During the OpenAI event earlier today, OpenAI announced the launch of GPTs and the assistants API, the new and improved ways of creating agents on top of their chat completion models. With assistants, much of the heavy lifting required to build agents has been stripped away… This ultimately means it’ll be faster, and ...

AutoGen Agents Meet Semantic Kernel

November 2, 2023 Nov 2, 2023 11/2/23

John Maeda

In this blog post, we show you how you can use Semantic Kernel with AutoGen, a Microsoft Research project that shows the potential of using multiple agents together. With AutoGen, Microsoft research has shown that multiple agents can be better than one. To actually do work, however, agents within AutoGen need hooks into the real world so...

What to expect from v1 and beyond for Semantic Kernel.

November 1, 2023 Nov 1, 2023 11/1/23

Matthew Bolanos

(image) In a previous article, we announced the beta launch of Semantic Kernel v1. In that article, we shared the initial breaking changes we made for v1: 1) renaming skills to plugins, 2) making Semantic Kernel AI service agnostic while still supporting first class support for Azure OpenAI and OpenAI, and 3) consolidating our implementation...

GUEST POST – Crafting Unique AI Personas: Harnessing the Power of Logit Bias in Large Language Models

October 17, 2023 Oct 17, 2023 10/17/23

Anthony Puppo

Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized our interaction with software. However, there's a catch - their responses can be monotonous and impersonal. This is where 'personas' come in. They add a human touch to LLMs, transforming generic outputs into customized responses that resonate with users. This is particularly handy in ...

Chat Copilot Integration with Semantic Memory – Release 0.5

October 11, 2023 Oct 11, 2023 10/11/23

Chris Rickman

(image) Chat Copilot Release 0.5 introduces the integration of Semantic Memory (SM).  Chat Copilot now utilizes the ISemanticMemoryClient interface from SM instead of the ISemanticTextMemory interface associated with Semantic Kernel memory connectors. Semantic Memory (SM) is an open-source platform specialized in the efficient indexing...

Introducing the v1.0.0 Beta1 for the .NET Semantic Kernel SDK

October 10, 2023 Oct 10, 2023 10/10/23

Matthew Bolanos

(image) As mentioned in the Skills to Plugins blog post, the Semantic Kernel team has been preparing the Semantic Kernel SDK for v1.0.0. Today, we're making our first big push by releasing the first release candidate: v1.0.0-beta1. This release has several breaking changes that are necessary for us to get the SDK into spot where we can lock...

Skills to plugins: fully embracing the OpenAI plugin spec in Semantic Kernel

October 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 10/4/23

Matthew Bolanos

(image) Over the past several weeks, the Semantic Kernel team has been hard at work preparing for the v1.0.0 release at the end of the calendar year. As part of this change, we wanted to complete any remaining breaking changes so developers could have a stable API moving forward. If you are interested in seeing what these changes are, you ...

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 ...