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  • So you want a chat bot to talk to your SharePoint data?

    So you want a chat bot to talk to your SharePoint data?

    It’s a common request we hear from clients: “We want a chatbot that can interact with our data in SharePoint!” The idea is compelling – instead of relying on traditional search methods or sifting through hundreds of pages and documents, users could simply ask the bot a question and receive an instant, accurate answer. It promises to be a much more efficient and user-friendly experience. The appeal is clear: But how easy is it to implement a Read more

  • Embedding flows created with Microsoft Prompt Flow in your own applications

    Embedding flows created with Microsoft Prompt Flow in your own applications

    A while ago, I wrote about creating your first Prompt Flow in Visual Studio Code. In this post, we will embed such a flow in a Python application built with Streamlit. The application allows you to search for images based on a description. Check the screenshot below: There are a few things we need to Read more

  • Super fast bot creation with Copilot Studio and the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    Super fast bot creation with Copilot Studio and the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    In a previous post, I discussed the Microsoft Bot Framework SDK that provides a fast track to deploying intelligent bots with the help of the Assistants API. Yet, the journey doesn’t stop there. Copilot Studio, a low-code tool, introduces an even more efficient approach, eliminating the need for intricate bot coding. It empowers developers to Read more

  • Fast chat bot creation with the OpenAI Assistants API and the Microsoft Bot Framework SDK

    Fast chat bot creation with the OpenAI Assistants API and the Microsoft Bot Framework SDK

    This post is part of a series of blog posts about the Azure OpenAI Assistants API. Here are the previous posts: In all of those posts, we demonstrated the abilities of the Azure OpenAI Assistants API in a Python notebook. In this post, we will build an actual chat application with some help of the Read more

  • Retrieval with the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    Retrieval with the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    In two previous blog posts, I wrote an introduction to the Azure OpenAI Assistants API and how to work with custom functions. In this post, we will take a look at an assistant that can answer questions about documents. We will create an HR Assistant that has access to an HR policy document. In addition, Read more

  • Using tools with the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    Using tools with the Azure OpenAI Assistants API

    Introduction In a previous blog post, I wrote an introduction about the Azure OpenAI Assistants API. As an example, I created an assistant that had access to the Code Interpreter tool. You can find the code here. In this post, we will provide the assistant with custom tools. These custom tools use the function calling Read more