# Semantic Kernel Projects at AI Tinkerers

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Semantic Kernel (SK) is Microsoft's open-source SDK: it efficiently orchestrates large language models (LLMs) with your existing C#, Python, or Java code via a modular plugin system.

SK is a model-agnostic, open-source development kit from Microsoft, designed to build and deploy enterprise-grade AI agents. The central 'kernel' acts as a dependency injection container, managing all services and plugins (native code or API calls) for the AI. It provides the crucial orchestration layer, allowing LLMs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, etc.) to call your existing business logic, not just generate text. SK supports C#, Python, and Java, enabling developers to integrate AI capabilities, manage conversational memory, and ensure responsible AI through built-in telemetry and hooks.

- Official technology site: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/semantic-kernel/
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 2
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Agentic RAG using .NET, Azure AI Search and Semantic Kernel (Part 1)](https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_x_7FBZozC6Y)

I'm working on improving a RAG application I started last year as a baseline RAG application. The typical semantic search only gets you so far. Now I'm rewriting it to be an agentic RAG application ... and learning a lot along the way. Currently it is .NET and Semanic Kernel.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Boston June Meetup @ MIT! — 2025-06-30 — Boston
- Public talk page: https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_x_7FBZozC6Y

### [GPT-RAG Template using Semantic Kernel and Load Testing](https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_1fsFWgcFzFY)

The Enterprise RAG Solution Accelerator (GPT-RAG) offers a robust architecture tailored for enterprise-grade deployment of the RAG pattern. It ensures grounded responses and is built on Zero-trust security and Responsible AI, ensuring availability, scalability, and auditability. Ideal for organizations transitioning from exploration and PoC stages to full-scale production and MVPs.

- Event context: March 2024 Meetup at C10 Labs — 2024-03-25 — Boston
- Public talk page: https://boston.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_1fsFWgcFzFY

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