Is Develop NLP solutions/Create question answering solutions deprecated?

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Is Develop NLP solutions/Create question answering solutions deprecated?

Yashar Honarmandi 20

The exercise for this module, found at https://microsoftlearning.github.io/mslearn-ai-language/Instructions/Exercises/02-qna.html, is based on Cognitive Services, but everything in the UI strongly indicates that it's deprecated. No equivalent seems to be found in Azure AI Foundry, and you cannot access the old service from a personal account. Have the instructions not been updated?

VarunTha 14,995 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-11T08:35:31.0533333+00:00

Hi Yashar Honarmandi,
We are looking into the issue, and we will get back to you soon.
Thank you.
VarunTha 14,995 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-12T05:46:14.38+00:00

Hi Yashar Honarmandi,
Could you please share a screenshot of the error for more effective communication?
Yashar Honarmandi 20 Reputation points

2025-03-12T07:34:38.14+00:00

This is the error I receive when logging into the Language service with my personal account.

I am able to provision relevant Azure resources, but I have no way to access the functionality described in the tutorial linked in the OP.

I don't particularly care about accessing the Language Studio as such. What I want to do is follow the tutorial to explore the capabilities of Azure, and I would like to know how I can do that.
VarunTha 14,995 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-13T06:34:36.1166667+00:00

Hi Yashar Honarmandi,
The error message "You can't sign in here with a personal account. Use your work or school account instead." appears because Azure Language Studio does not support sign-ins using personal Microsoft accounts.

Azure Language Studio requires users to sign in with a work or school account to ensure proper permissions and access through their organization’s Microsoft Entra ID. This policy helps maintain security and compliance standards, which is common for many enterprise-level services.

Since personal Microsoft accounts are not supported, you will need to use an organizational work or school account to access Azure Language Studio.

Additionally, we will reach out to the content author to suggest including this requirement in the prerequisites section of the exercise for greater clarity.

Please reach out to us if you have any other queries.