Microsoft previews AI for generating Power Apps formulas from natural language, examples

Microsoft will use OpenAI's GPT-3 language model and "other Microsoft AI technology" to generate Power Platform formulas, known as Power Fx, using natural language input from users. "Now you'll be able to simply tell Power Apps what you'd like to see--for example, 'show me customers from the US whose subscription expired'--and a set of formulas will be presented along with an explanation of how they work," explained Power Apps director of program management Ryan Cunningham. The preview for the new toolset, called Power Apps Ideas, is due in June and will be built into Power Apps Studio. Microsoft introduced Power Fx in March 2021 as a low-code programming language designed to eventually be used across all Power Platform tools. Microsoft invested $1 billion in an AI platform with OpenAI in 2019.