Microsoft Build 2021: GPT-3 integration in Power Apps, Teams development tools, and Next generation of Windows

Microsoft Build 2021, the company’s annual developer conference commenced on Tuesday with the keynote from CEO Satya Nadella. The software giant made several announcements on day one that included bringing one of the most powerful language models, GPT-3, to its Power Platform; new features and tools for Teams developers; introducing PyTorch Enterprise on Azure; and teased the next generation of Windows. GPT-3 integration in Power Apps Last year, Microsoft received an exclusive license to use OpenAI’s GPT-3 language model in its own products and services. “Using an advanced AI model like this can help our low-code tools become even more widely available to an even bigger audience by truly becoming what we call no code,” Charles Lamanna, CVP for Microsoft’s low code application platform, said in a blog post. New features, tools for Teams developers Microsoft shared new features and tools for its popular communication platform, Teams, that will enable developers to “build the next generation of collaborative apps for hybrid work.” The platform, which has 145 million daily active users will get features such as shared stage integration, new meeting event APIs, Together mode extensibility, along with an enhanced Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, and a Developer Portal.