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[NDCOslo2024] Develop AI Agents with Semantic Kernel – Jakob Ehn
In the vanguard of generative paradigms, where language models orchestrate outcomes autonomously, Jakob Ehn, a seasoned solutions architect at Atea, illuminates Semantic Kernel’s symphony. A Microsoft MVP with a penchant for Azure and AI, Jakob unveils this open-source orchestrator—born in Microsoft’s copilot crucible—as a conduit for infusing intelligence into imperatives. His tutorial, threaded with live enactments, empowers .NET denizens to conjure agents that deliberate, delegate, and deliver, transcending prompts to proactive pursuits.
Jakob ignites with LLMs’ leap: from GPT’s generative gloss to agentic autonomy, where kernels coordinate calls, chaining capabilities contextually. Semantic Kernel, polyglot and potent, abstracts APIs into plugins, planners plot paths, memories mint moments—crafting copilots that converse, compute, and conclude sans ceaseless coding.
Foundations of Fusion: Kernel Configurations and Plugins
Semantic Kernel’s scaffold: a kernel encapsulating services—embeddings, chat completions—interfacing IConnectors for OpenAI or Azure. Jakob blueprints: var builder = Kernel.CreateBuilder(); builder.AddAzureOpenAIChatCompletion(…), yielding a kernel primed for prompts.
Plugins propel: native .NET assemblies or OpenAPI schemas, exposing functions as facets. Jakob instantiates: a weather plugin with GetForecastAsync, invoked via kernel.InvokeAsync. Semantic functions, YAML-yielded, infuse prompts with placeholders: “Current weather in {location}?”—blending blueprints with brains.
Memories memorialize: volatile or vectorized, persisting precedents for pertinence. Jakob’s vector store—Chroma—embeds episodes, retrieving resonances via similarity searches, enriching responses with recency.
Planners and Agents: Autonomous Assemblies
Planners pioneer paths: Sequential, Stepwise, or Action—dissecting directives into doables. Jakob’s Action planner: given “Book a flight,” it inventories functions—search, reserve—sequencing sans stalemates. Handles, he highlights, hallucination hurdles, grounding goals in grapples.
Agents amplify: collaborative cohorts, each expert in ethos—developer drafts, organizer oversees. Jakob’s ensemble: a proposal pipeline, where agents iterate abstracts, incorporating critiques conversationally. Semantic functions script sagas: “Revise to {limit} words, include {term}”—looping lucidly.
His demo: a conference copilot, soliciting sessions, surfacing summaries—agents alchemizing APIs into anecdotes.
Horizons and Hurdles: Refinements and Realities
Jakob tempers triumph: kernels kindle complexity—prompt precision, plugin parity. Yet, prospects gleam: multi-modal melds, enterprise embeddings. His behest: experiment, embracing Semantic Kernel’s scaffold to sculpt sentient solutions.