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Introduction

Welcome to the "Generative AI Essentials" workshop!

What is this Workshop About?

This workshop is designed to guide you through the process of enhancing Business Central with AI-powered copilot features. Specifically, we will focus on developing copilots for an event agency company, CRONUS Events, known for organizing best-in-class training events such as conferences and workshops.

The task at hand is not a small one: CRONUS Events wants to plan their next event, but the process is complex and multifaceted. Our goal is to simplify this process, making it enjoyable, straightforward, and truly remarkable at every step.

Goals of the Workshop

By participating in this workshop, you will:

  • Learn how to develop your own Copilot in Business Central using the Copilot toolkit.
  • Develop practical AI copilots that assist in various users tasks.
  • Understand how Large Language Models (LLMs) work, so you can easily built your next copilot for production use.

The CRONUS Events Story

Imagine you're part of CRONUS Events – a company that prides itself on delivering exceptional educational experiences. However, the complexity of organizing events has always been a challenge. Your mission is to transform this process by developing a suite of AI copilots that support users at each phase of event planning, execution and feedback.

The AI Copilots

Throughout this workshop, we will build the following copilots:

  • 🧠 Ideas Copilot

    • Objective: Generate creative ideas for conference details.
    • Learn: Basics of copilot development, simple LLM interactions.
    • Complexity: ★☆☆☆☆

  • 🔧 Planning Copilot

    • Objective: Formulate a detailed project plan in Business Central.
    • Learn: Advanced UI elements, structured LLM responses, prompt engineering basics.
    • Complexity: ★★☆☆☆

  • Import Any Excel Copilot

    • Objective: Simplify importing session details from Excel of any format to Business Central.
    • Learn: Retry flows, prompt engineering.
    • Complexity: ★★★☆☆

  • 🗓 Schedule Sessions Copilot

    • Objective: Optimize the session schedule within available timeframes.
    • Learn: Structure input & output, options and history keeping in PromptDialog. Advanced Prompt engineering.
    • Complexity: ★★★★☆

  • Event Assistant Copilot

    • Objective: Answer event-related queries using keyword search.
    • Learn: Implementing Function calling for understanding user intent and providing responses.
    • Complexity: ★★★★☆

  • ✨ Advanced Assistant Copilot

    • Objective: Deliver in-depth insights using semantic search.
    • Learn: Embedding utilization, Semantic search
    • Complexity: ★★★★★

  • 🚀 Experiment!

    • Objective: Create or refine a copilot based on personal choice or workshop learning.
    • Learn: Applying and integrating all skills from the workshop.
    • Complexity: Varied ★☆☆☆☆ - ★★★★★

Join us as we embark on this journey to empower CRONUS Events with AI, ensuring that every event is a seamless and unforgettable experience.

Ready to get started? Let's dive in!