Microsoft’s Build developer conference is all about AI. The 2023 show will be held online and in person, featuring new tools for developers using AI, Bing Chat, Windows, GitHub and Windows Terminal. All changes, big and small, are influenced by artificial intelligence.
There’s a lot of development going on for the cloud, including AI in Azure and a new analytics system Microsoft calls Fabric. However, here are the AI announcements Microsoft is making at Build: This is most likely to be introduced in the tools you use soon.
AI plugin
At Build, Microsoft said it will use the same plugin standard that OpenAI’s partners are using for ChatGPT. This will allow developers to create interoperable plugins between his ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Dynamics 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Microsoft also announced support for a new plugin for Bing Chat. Newly announced add-ons include OpenTable and WolframAlpha, as well as add-ons from Instacart, Kayak, Redfin, Zillow, Klarna and more. Head of Communications Frank Shaw told reporters that as part of Microsoft 365 Copilot, more than 50 plugins including Atlassian, Adobe, Thomas Reuters and Mural were announced at Build, and Copilot is in general availability. will include “thousands” of plugins. .
Copilot comes to Edge, Windows 11
Microsoft is bringing some of the Copilot functionality (currently in private preview with Microsoft 365) to the Edge browser.
Microsoft 365 Copilot already uses large language models to answer requests from Microsoft 365 apps such as Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook, and PowerPoint. In the future, Copilot will also work with Edge, so you can use AI in combination with your web browser. Perhaps we could get a PDF to open in the browser and the user could ask Edge to summarize it.
Windows 11 uses Bing Chat with third-party and Microsoft proprietary plugins. With Windows Copilot, you can use AI to change settings, open apps, and perform other actions, while combining Bing Chat to answer questions from the web. You will be able to park on the side of the panel for easy access.
At Google I/O, Google discussed a feature that could covertly mark and identify images and videos created by AI. At Build, Microsoft has followed suit, adding a “media provenance” feature to Bing Image Creator and Microsoft Designer.
Microsoft’s technology uses cryptography to “mark and sign AI-generated content with metadata about its provenance.” According to the company, the signifiers will comply with standards set by the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), of which Microsoft is a co-founder. Microsoft says it will begin with support for “major image and video formats” when the effort ramps up “in the coming months.”
Microsoft Store gets AI Hub
The Microsoft Store will be filled with AI. The Microsoft Store will have a section dedicated to AI apps and experiences. Developers can submit AI-focused apps to be featured.
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AI will also review summaries. App store reviews are scanned, edited and summarized by AI. Additionally, the developer can populate her AI-generated keyword suggestions into a list for better search engine optimization.
developer home
Beyond AI tools, Microsoft has also enhanced Windows as a tool for developers with a new feature called Dev Home. Available as a preview, users can set up machines and connect to GitHub to build dashboards and other extensions, as well as track CPU and GPU performance using GitHub widgets.
Microsoft also added WinGet configuration to the Windows Package Manager to handle setup and reduce setup time from days to just hours. WinGet’s configuration files ensure that you get the correct versions of software packages and frameworks.
There’s also a new storage volume, Dev Drive, which Mifcrosoft says is based on the Resilient File System (ReFS) and improves build times by 30% thanks to Windows Defender’s “performance mode.” I was. Microsoft doesn’t say much about the new mode, but says, “This new performance mode is safer for developer workloads than folder and process exclusions, and provides a solution that balances security and performance. .”
But, of course, development tools are also undergoing AI processing. Windows Terminal has gained support for GitHub Copilot X, with an “experimental chat experience” that uses the language both inline and in chat to see error details, get recommendations, and use Terminal You will be able to take action on the whole. Microsoft says it wants to add GitHub Copilot-style AI to other developer tools such as WinDBG.
You’ll probably learn more about all these features during the Microsoft Build keynote. CEO Satya Nadella kicks off the show today at 9am PT / 12pm ET.
