Post by account_disabled on Sept 10, 2023 9:36:15 GMT
Low-code/no-code software development platforms were developed to enable so-called citizen developers (also known as power users or non-professional programmers) to create professional applications. But until now, in many cases, the help of programmers and database administrators was needed. Microsoft has been working on this problem for decades, particularly focusing on the AI and machine learning capabilities of Microsoft Azure in recent years, and is now investing heavily in OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT/GPT-4 available to Azure users. While doing so, we are adding generative AI.
AI Builder from Power Apps and Power Automate
In fact, Microsoft recently added Phone Number List generative AI capabilities to the AI Builder section of Power Apps and Power Automate. AI Builder sits at the top of the Microsoft AI stack, leveraging the capabilities of Azure AI services (the domain of professional developers) and making them available to citizen developers within Power Apps and Power Automate.
Microsoft's AI stack has three layers. Azure ML Platform is for building AI models, Azure AI Services is aimed at professional software developers who need to use or customize the functionality of these AI models, and AI Builder is for citizen developers to use models without programming experience. I do it.
Creating an application with CoPilot
Microsoft and GitHub's “copilot” brand seems to be trying to make programming editors feel like they can get help working in pairs. It is currently applied to Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and Power platforms, but honestly, I am somewhat skeptical and believe that it has a strong marketing nature. In any case, there are two useful ways to use Power Platform’s AI Co-Pilot. Creating applications and using GPT for specific flows or intensive tasks. Here we will focus on application creation.
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If you look at the Power Apps home screen, there's a text-based "Let's build an app" option at the top of the page that uses GPT. To see this feature, you'll need to enable the preview and wait, sometimes creating a new development environment and refreshing the screen a few times. To return to the previous home screen, use the switch button at the top right of the screen. The application creation process is not simple. Initially, you'll see a "Here's a table for your app" screen, which matches the way Power Apps creates applications from tables.
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The table screen shows a simple suggested table, with a co-pilot box on the right. Currently, some of the suggestions you see in the bottom left do nothing other than recreate the table. Just clicking on a suggestion doesn't do anything. If you type “add more rows” in the CoPilot text box, a larger table will appear, with the contents changing randomly. In my case, it changed from school supplies to fruit. To generate the actual code, you need to click the Create app button at the bottom right of the screen.
ⓒ IDG
Once you've created a basic application, you can look at the screens, components, and properties, modify them as desired, and add more data. You can navigate using the left and bottom of the screen, add and edit at the top and left, and edit properties on the right.
AI Builder from Power Apps and Power Automate
In fact, Microsoft recently added Phone Number List generative AI capabilities to the AI Builder section of Power Apps and Power Automate. AI Builder sits at the top of the Microsoft AI stack, leveraging the capabilities of Azure AI services (the domain of professional developers) and making them available to citizen developers within Power Apps and Power Automate.
Microsoft's AI stack has three layers. Azure ML Platform is for building AI models, Azure AI Services is aimed at professional software developers who need to use or customize the functionality of these AI models, and AI Builder is for citizen developers to use models without programming experience. I do it.
Creating an application with CoPilot
Microsoft and GitHub's “copilot” brand seems to be trying to make programming editors feel like they can get help working in pairs. It is currently applied to Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and Power platforms, but honestly, I am somewhat skeptical and believe that it has a strong marketing nature. In any case, there are two useful ways to use Power Platform’s AI Co-Pilot. Creating applications and using GPT for specific flows or intensive tasks. Here we will focus on application creation.
ⓒ IDG
If you look at the Power Apps home screen, there's a text-based "Let's build an app" option at the top of the page that uses GPT. To see this feature, you'll need to enable the preview and wait, sometimes creating a new development environment and refreshing the screen a few times. To return to the previous home screen, use the switch button at the top right of the screen. The application creation process is not simple. Initially, you'll see a "Here's a table for your app" screen, which matches the way Power Apps creates applications from tables.
ⓒ IDG
The table screen shows a simple suggested table, with a co-pilot box on the right. Currently, some of the suggestions you see in the bottom left do nothing other than recreate the table. Just clicking on a suggestion doesn't do anything. If you type “add more rows” in the CoPilot text box, a larger table will appear, with the contents changing randomly. In my case, it changed from school supplies to fruit. To generate the actual code, you need to click the Create app button at the bottom right of the screen.
ⓒ IDG
Once you've created a basic application, you can look at the screens, components, and properties, modify them as desired, and add more data. You can navigate using the left and bottom of the screen, add and edit at the top and left, and edit properties on the right.