In this session you will build your first copilot in C# using the new Microsoft.Extensions.AI abstraction, and your choice of LLM from OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, or Foundry Local.

We'll look at the fundamentals of a copilot, from chat history to system prompts, creating a simple copilot that imitates your favorite Star Wars character, such as Darth Vader, Yoda, Or Jar Jar Binks (hey, we don't judge).

Then we'll dive into Tools, RAG, and Agents, and see how they can be used to add more knowledge of the Star Wars universe, and more capabilities to your copilot chat.

By the end of this session, you will have a basic understanding of both the architecture of a typical copilot, as well as having built one of your own in C# with Microsoft.Extension.AI and Semantic Kernel.

This session is aimed at developers with a basic understanding of building and debugging C#, and you will need the relevant tooling installed, such as the latest .NET SDK, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code with the C# extension, or JetBrains Rider.