Microsoft: On Your Data lets users create personalized copilots specific to work-related situations

Microsoft just released the On Your Data capability to AzureOpenAI service, and this hotly-anticipated feature will give the means to developers, and customers to build their copilots that are personalized to specific work environments.

It will use the power of the new OpenAI models, such as GTP-4, to understand context and build copilots specific to certain tasks using data provided by customers, and IT departments.

It would potentially change the way AI is adopted and used in organizational infrastructures, as the tool promises to provide an efficient way to streamline work and optimize processes.

We’re thrilled to announce the much-anticipated Azure OpenAI Service On Your Data is now generally available! The groundbreaking feature empowers you to leverage the power of OpenAI models, such as GPT-4, and incorporates the advanced capabilities of RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) model, directly on your data with enterprise-grade security on Azure. This cutting-edge capability transforms the way you connect, interact, and ground your data, with greater accuracy and speed through a user-friendly conversational experience. You can rapidly create personalized copilots with your data to enhance user comprehension, expedite task completion, and aid decision-making.

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On Your Data is now generally available, and it comes with multiple features at launch, including:

• Enhanced Security for Enterprise: Access your private Azure resources on both Azure OpenAI Studio and APIs with private endpoints and VPN enabled for Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, and Azure Blob Storage (preview). With document-level access control, responses can be generated based on the documents a user can access.
• Expanded Data Sources: Connect to your data from Azure AI Search and Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore, as well as the data sources in preview, including Azure Blob Storage, local files, URL/web address, etc. Stay tuned for more additions to the general availability list.
• Incorporate RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) for Intelligent Information Retrieval: Utilize the advanced capabilities of the RAG model to enhance the quality and relevance of information retrieval, enabling more context-aware and precise responses in your conversational experiences.
• Customizable Responses and Parameters: Tailor your chat experience by limiting response and custom parameters, such as the strictness and number of documents retrieved.
• Azure AI Vector and Hybrid Search: Achieve more precise data retrieval with vector or hybrid search  from Azure AI Search, refining the insights you gather from your data.
• Semantic Search as a Default: Enjoy more context-aware and relevant results using the Semantic Search by default.
• OpenAI Models Availability: Get access to OpenAI GPT-35-Turbo, GPT-35-Turbo-16k, GPT-4, GPT-4-32k models.
• Private Endpoints & VPNs:
• Document-level Access Control: Boost security by limiting access to documents based on Microsoft Entra ID when generating responses.
• Effortless and Swift Deployment: Seamless and rapid deployment to a web application or a copilot in the Copilot Studio (preview).
• Search Filter (API): Customize your searches and add context with the retrieval augmented generation (RAG) model on specific parts of our API.
• Updated SDK: Streamline integration with your systems using our improved SDK, harnessing the power of Azure OpenAI On Your Data.
• Supported File Types: .txt., .pdf, .docx, .pptx, .md, .HTML

Microsoft says On Your Data can be used to achieve multiple benefits, and the Redmond-based tech giant also provided customers with a list of potential use cases for this capability.

Use Cases	Details
Automated Customer Assistance	Provide quick responses to frequently asked questions and guide users through common troubleshooting steps based on the customers’ data.
Real-time Document Search	Provide real-time support to product specifications and guide users through common troubleshooting steps based on product manuals
Citizen Service	Provide quick responses to frequently asked public service questions and guide users through specific steps based on citizen service support
Learning Assistant	Offer explanations and examples to help users understand academic concepts or learn new skills based on specific curricula
Legal Review	Quick access to legal insights from existing and upcoming legislation to properly advise clients
Marketing Insights	Tap into internal and external resources to respond to internal and external marketing inquiries
Software Development	Generate sample code based on the customer’s needs
HR Support	Provide quick responses to frequently asked HR questions based on the customers’ HR policy
Industry/Competitive Insights	Tap into publicly available resources to gain insights on the industry and competitors
Health Advice	Provide general information on symptoms, first aid, or healthy living.
Predictive Maintenance	Provide predictive maintenance and customer support based on customer’s historic data

The capability was expected by a lot of users, especially after Microsoft announced the Azure OpenAI Service would integrate the newer AI tools, such as GPT-4 Turbo, and GPT-3.5 Turbo, at the end of last year.

Microsoft kept its promise and now On Your Data is here!