Microsoft is all-in on AI: Part 1 (Changelog Interviews #593)

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Scott Guthrie joins the show this week from Microsoft Build 2024 to discuss Microsoft being all-in on AI. From Copilot, to Azure AI and Prompty, to their developer first focus, leading GitHub, VS Code being the long bet that paid off, to the future of a doctor’s bedside manner assisted with AI. Microsoft is all-in on AI and Build 2024’s discussions and announcements proves it.

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Featuring:

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Show Notes:

• microsoft/prompty

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Chapters

1. Welcome to The Changelog (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Cronitor (00:01:33)

https://cronito.io/homelab

3. It's Scott Guthrie! (00:03:31)

4. Are you tired of saying "AI"? (00:06:01)

5. Acquired responsibility of GitHub (00:08:02)

6. Trailblazing with AI (00:11:30)

7. Do you need to Microsoft to AI? (00:15:20)

8. VS Code is HUGE (00:17:47)

9. Being developer focused (00:19:09)

10. If you love OSS, show it. (00:21:14)

11. VS Code's maniacal focus (00:21:36)

12. Prompty works with every model (00:22:35)

13. Sponsor: Neon (00:24:00)

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14. Sponsor: ExpressVPN (00:26:00)

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15. Every app will be reinvented with AI (00:28:19)

16. Single pane of glass interface (00:31:38)

17. Sci-fi as inspiration (00:34:59)

18. Azure AI inspiration (00:37:56)

19. Safeguarding against halucination (00:50:02)

20. Technical safeguarding (00:55:54)

21. The ultimate shift-left (00:59:09)

22. Exciting times, thanks Scott! (01:01:27)

23. That's it for Part 1 (01:01:37)