Our NZ Dynamics 365 Saturday presentation on the Power Platform's new feature AI Builder.

1. Accelerate Business Transformation with
AI Builder
Hamish Sheild
Chris Thompson
Stay at home dad, NZ
Technical Consultant | Dynamics 365 & Power Platform | Fusion5, NZ

2. How many people
are attending this
session?

3. What are we talking about today?
• What is AI Builder?
• Object Detection with Canvas App
• Binary Classification with Model App
• Text Classification with Forms + Flow + Email
• Form Processing with Canvas App + Flow + Appointment
• Key Considerations
• Questions

4. What is AI Builder?

5. What is AI Builder?
Power BI
Business analytics
PowerApps
Application development
Flow
Workflow automation
Data
connectors
AI BuilderCommon
Data Service
Images from the Microsoft Business Application Summit slides

6. Where do I find AI Builder?

7. How do I use AI Builder within my apps?
?
1. Choose model 2. Prepare data 3. Configure the AI
model
4. Train the model 5. Use the insights

8. Let’s get started…

9. Form Processing
,

10. ?
1. Choose model 2. Prepare data 3. Configure the AI
model
4. Train the model 5. Use the insights

11. Build and Demo
Invoice Processing
Responsibilities:
• Processing of all incoming
invoices.
• Follows up with Accounts
Pain Points:
• Manual Entry
• Time consuming
Sally
Receptionist

12. Solution Overview

13. Form Processing Examples
• Physical/digital invoice processing into accounting system
• Receipt processing for expenses
• Case creation and routing
• Processing feedback forms

14. Object Detection
3 People
2 Balloons

15. ?
1. Choose model 2. Prepare data 3. Configure the AI
model
4. Train the model 5. Use the insights

16. Build and Demo
Counting Attendance
Responsibilities:
• Collecting session
attendance data
• Improving events
Pain Points:
• Manual data collection and
entry
• Unsatisfying part of job
Dan
Event Manager

17. Solution Overview
Power BI
Business analytics
PowerApps
Application development
Flow
Workflow automation

18. Object Detection Examples
• Identify objects
• Counting objects
• Identifying hazards
• Identifying correct uniform

19. Binary Classification

20. ?
1. Choose model 2. Prepare data 3. Configure the AI
model
4. Train the model 5. Use the insights

21. Build and Demo
Online Shopper Intention
Responsibilities:
• Driving online sales
• Analytics and insights
Pain Points:
• Difficult to analyse data and
find trends
• Time consuming
Susan
Ecommerce Manager

22. Solution Overview

23. Binary Classification Examples
• Medical industry
• Loan Approvals
• Deal and promotion predictions

24. Text Classification
+

25. ?
1. Choose model 2. Prepare data 3. Configure the AI
model
4. Train the model 5. Use the insights

26. Build and Demo
Customer Feedback Processing
Responsibilities:
• Managing all customer
feedback
• Sends issues to correct
queues
Pain Points:
• Manual review
• Time consuming
Bruce
Escalation Manager

27. Solution Overview

28. Text Classification Examples
• Lead processing
• Complaints processing
• Product enquiries
• Online form submission processing

29. Our Learnings
• The models are not perfect – Cognitive Services etc. for better results
• Retraining models is manual
• Read the Microsoft Docs, thoroughly
• Output is only as good as the data you give it
• Data will be the major hurdle to adoption
• Ask the Community
Remember – it is still in preview…

30. Key Considerations
• Preview only – GA in October
• EU and US regions only
• Licensing is not confirmed – unofficially US$500 per tenant per month

31. Learn More
Microsoft Documentation for AI Builder
• https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-ai-builder-for-powerplatform/
AI Builder Sample Data and labs
• https://github.com/microsoft/PowerApps-Samples/tree/master/ai-builder
Microsoft AI School
• https://aischool.microsoft.com/en-us/business/learning-paths
Check out Hamish’s YouTube channel
• http://bit.ly/HSAIB
The Community Portals
• https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/forums/filteredbylabelpage/board-
id/PowerAppsForum1/label-name/ai%20builder

33. Thank you