Short CourseBeginner1 Hour 16 Minutes

How Business Thinkers Can Start Building AI Plugins With Semantic Kernel

Instructor: John Maeda

Microsoft
  • Beginner
  • 1 Hour 16 Minutes
  • 9 Video Lessons
  • 7 Code Examples
  • Instructor: John Maeda
    • Microsoft
    Microsoft

What you'll learn

  • Learn Microsoft’s open source orchestrator, the Semantic Kernel

  • Develop your business planning and analysis skills while leveraging AI tools

  • Advance your skills in LLMs by using memories, connectors, chains, and more

About this course

Large Language Models (LLMs) are enabling coders and non-coders to build new kinds of applications that harness the power of AI. In this course, you’ll learn how to use and create with Microsoft’s open source orchestrator, Semantic Kernel. Along the way you’ll gain skills in getting the most out of LLMs developing prompts, semantic functions, vector databases and using an LLM for planning.

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • Develop sophisticated business applications using LLMs
  • Leverage common LLM building blocks such as memories, connectors, chains and planners
  • Utilize the open source orchestrator, the Semantic Kernel, in your applications

Using an orchestration SDK such as Semantic Kernel means you can avoid having to learn APIs for each individual AI service, and build integrations that can always stay up to date with the latest advances in AI research rather than solutions that quickly get outdated. Through this course, you’ll have all you need to take full advantage of this powerful open source tool.

Who should join?

Everyone who wants to learn Semantic Kernel. Recommended skills are basic Python, and an understanding of an Application Programming Interface (API). Familiarity with what a Software Design Kit (SDK) is will be helpful, but not required.

Course Outline

9 Lessons・7 Code Examples
  • Introduction

    Video6 mins

  • Semantic Kernel is Like Your AI Cooking Kitchen

    Video with code examples6 mins

  • Cooking Up Flavorful SWOTs with the Kernel

    Video with code examples11 mins

  • Organizing The Tools You Make for Later Reuse

    Video with code examples10 mins

  • Frozen Dinner The Design Thinking Meal

    Video with code examples13 mins

  • Dont Forget to Save the Generated Dripping or The Gravy

    Video with code examples9 mins

  • A Kitchen That Responds to Your I'm Hungry is More Than Feasible

    Video with code examples13 mins

  • There's a Fully-Outfitted Professional-Grade Kitchen Ready For You

    Video with code examples5 mins

  • Conclusion

    Video1 mins

Instructor

John Maeda

John Maeda

VP of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft

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