DOE · DOE-683 · record R3540

Microsoft AI Builder

Department of Energy · NE INL - NE Idaho National Laboratory (NE)

Overview

Development stage: PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Used for general purpose generative AI within a COTS product.
Start date: 2025-06-20 (day precision)Source: 2025-06-20T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Information Technology
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Microsoft AI Builder solves the problem that most businesses want to use AI but lack the technical expertise and resources to build it themselves. It provides easy-to-use, pre-built AI tools that business users can implement without needing data scie

Expected benefits

Microsoft AI Builder democratizes AI development by enabling business users to easily create custom AI models and automation solutions without extensive coding. It integrates with the Microsoft Power Platform to add AI capabilities like document processing and predictions directly into workflows, accelerating digital transformation through accessible, low-code AI solutions that enhance business processes and decision-making.

System outputs

Microsoft AI Builder outputs structured business data and automated actions, including extracted information from documents, data predictions, and workflow automations that integrate directly into existing business processes and applications.

Technology

AI classification: Agentic AISource: Agentic AI: AI systems that perform tasks or make decisions autonomously with minimal human intervention.
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: No
Public source code: Not available

Sourcing

How it was built: Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
Vendor (as reported): Microsoft
Vendors (standardized): Microsoft

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Yes
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: AI Builder models are trained on data that INL provides. This includes: Custom tables created by users; Imported datasets for prediction, form processing, object detection, and classification tasks; Data from Power Apps, Power Automate, and other Power Platform components. Training data remains within our Microsoft environment and tenant.
Federal Data Catalog: Not available

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported