What is Microsoft’s AI Builder Power Platform

What is Microsoft’s AI Builder in Power Platform

Microsoft AI Builder is a low-code artificial intelligence platform that enables organizations to build AI models. This solution aims to make processes faster and more efficient, predict outcomes, and improve performance.

With AI Builder, a Microsoft Power Platform feature, you can create and use AI models that optimize your business processes. You can either use a prebuilt model that is ready for many common business scenarios or create a custom model that meets your needs. AI Builder helps your business to automate processes and gain insights from your data in Power Apps and Power Automate.

 Benefits of Using Microsoft AI Builder

More specifically, it enables users to use AI to:

• Process forms – it can be used to extract data from documents much faster, more efficiently, and without the risk of introducing errors when compared to manual means.
• Detect objects – locate and identify objects in images.
• Recognize text – extract text from images using AI technology like OCR (optical character recognition).
• Analyze sentiment – analyze the sentiment of any given text.
• Translate languages – translate text between various languages.
• Predict outcomes – use historical data and machine learning to predict outcomes.

Examples of AI Models You Can Build with Microsoft AI Builder

The average business user can use Microsoft AI Builder to design and implement a wide array of AI models that boost productivity and efficiency. Some common AI models and examples of real-world use cases include:

Processing Forms

One of the most common RPA (robotic process automation) use cases is automating invoice processing. Microsoft’s AI Builder also delivers the ability to automate the processing of forms like invoices attached as PDFs in an email.

Text Recognition

This AI model uses OCR to identify and process text in images such as scanned documents. A good example of employing text recognition is processing resumes for HR purposes or adding signed legal documents to your databases.

Object Recognition

Object recognition identifies and processes objects found in images. Real-world applications include optimizing inventory management by processing images instead of relying on manual efforts. Another familiar example is the technology fueling self-driving cars. Object recognition is used to differentiate stop signs from other traffic symbols.

Outcome Prediction

Using historical data, Microsoft AI Builder can analyze large volumes of information to provide predictions about the future using binary prompts like yes/no. An example where predictive analytics is used is media streaming services or even retail recommendation suggestions based on a user’s history like previous purchases.

Category Classification

Category classification identifies patterns in language and can categorize content according to things like sentiment. An example of category classification is routing customer requests to the appropriate representatives of your organization or detecting spam.

AI Builder in Power Apps

Components that use prebuilt AI models that are ready to use right away:

o   Business card reader (canvas app)

o   Business card reader (model-driven app)

o   Receipt processor (canvas app)

o   Text recognizer (canvas app)

AI Builder in Power Automate

Use the business card reader prebuilt model in Power Automate

1.     Sign in to Power Automate.

2.     Select My flows in the left pane, and then select New flow > Instant cloud flow.

3.     Name your flow, select Manually trigger a flow under Choose how to trigger this flow, and then select Create.

4.     Expand Manually trigger a flow, and then select +Add an input > File as the input type.

5.     Replace File Content with My image (also known as the title).

6.     Select + New step > AI Builder, and then select Read business card information in the list of actions.

7.     Specify My Image from the trigger in the Business card input for your flow.

8.     Select Show advanced options and verify that Detect automatically is in the Image type input.