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AI agent helps build semantic search for archived Microsoft docs
A developer used Microsoft Scout to create a semantic search engine for archived FIM/MIM TechNet content in half a day. The project used LanceDB and text embeddings to make invisible documentation searchable again. The builder notes the process required active supervision, not hands-off automation.
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The story illustrates the current reality of AI-assisted coding: powerful but requiring human oversight, not the autonomous magic some hype suggests.
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