--- title: Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview: Simplifying... description: Microsoft is previewing the Microsoft.Extensions.AI packages to simplify the integration of AI services into .NET applications. These libraries provide unified... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview-simplifying-ai-integration-for-net-developers-dzgfnmtvn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview: Simplifying AI Integration for .NET Developers | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft is previewing the Microsoft.Extensions.AI packages to simplify the integration of AI services into .NET applications. These libraries provide unified... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview-simplifying-ai-integration-for-net-developers-dzgfnmtvn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dzgfNmtvN.png og:image:alt: Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview: Simplifying AI Integration for .NET Developers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI Preview: Simplifying AI Integration for .NET Developers **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft is previewing the Microsoft.Extensions.AI packages to simplify the integration of AI services into .NET applications. These libraries provide unified AI abstractions, middleware capabilities, and ensure seamless integration with minimal code changes. They support providers like OpenAI and Azure AI, and enhance performance through middleware functionalities like telemetry and caching. Currently in preview, these packages are expected to be generally available soon. ## Content # Introducing Microsoft.Extensions.AI: Simplifying AI Integration for .NET Developers Microsoft is previewing the Microsoft.Extensions.AI packages, which are designed to facilitate the integration of generative AI services into .NET applications. These new libraries, Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions and Microsoft.Extensions.AI, provide unified AI abstractions that bring large language models, embeddings, and middleware capabilities into .NET development. ## Unified API for AI Services The primary goal of Microsoft.Extensions.AI is to offer a consistent API for integrating AI services, ensuring flexibility and ease of use. This allows developers to seamlessly use different providers like OpenAI and Azure AI without the need for extensive code changes. The libraries ensure that developers can quickly add new AI capabilities by abstracting the complexity of individual provider APIs. ## Middleware for Enhanced Functionality In addition to standard AI service integration, these libraries support middleware functionalities such as telemetry and caching. This is crucial for building robust and performant AI applications. By using these middlewares, developers can manage the lifecycle of AI services more effectively and optimize performance and monitoring. ## Seamless Integration and Abstractions Microsoft.Extensions.AI has been developed to align with the best practices of current and forthcoming .NET releases. This ensures that the integration of AI services remains streamlined and efficient. The libraries enhance solutions built on Microsoft's Semantic Kernel, enabling AI providers to quickly adopt this new interface. ## Starting with Minimal Code Changes Developers can begin using Microsoft.Extensions.AI for scenarios such as chat and embeddings with minimal modifications to their existing codebase. This ease of adoption helps accelerate the development of AI-powered applications. ## Future Availability Currently, the Microsoft.Extensions.AI packages are in preview, with a general availability release expected soon. 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