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Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader Azure AI Immersive Reader

Legacy names Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader, Azure Applied AI Immersive Reader

Inclusive reading comprehension and accessibility tool that embeds text-to-speech read-aloud, syllable splitting, parts-of-speech highlighting, picture dictionary, and real-time translation into web and mobile applications.

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  1. Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader

    · Public Preview (GA July 2020)

    Launched in Azure Cognitive Services bringing Microsoft Word and OneNote's inclusive reading comprehension engine to third-party apps.

  2. Azure Applied AI Immersive Reader

    · Microsoft Build 2021 Applied AI Services Grouping

    Categorized under Azure Applied AI Services alongside Form Recognizer, Metrics Advisor, Bot Service, and Video Analyzer.

  3. Azure AI Immersive ReaderCurrent name

    · Azure AI Services Rebrand

    Rebranded to Azure AI Immersive Reader as Azure Applied AI Services and Cognitive Services unified under Azure AI Services.

What is Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader called now?

Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader is now called Azure AI Immersive Reader, with the latest change on 18 July 2023 (Azure AI Services Rebrand). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Azure Applied AI Immersive Reader. Inclusive reading comprehension and accessibility tool that embeds text-to-speech read-aloud, syllable splitting, parts-of-speech highlighting, picture dictionary, and real-time translation into web and mobile applications. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • Immersive Reader

Technical identifiers

Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.

ARM Resource Providers (Microsoft.*)Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts (kind: ImmersiveReader)
Azure CLI (az) / PowerShellaz cognitiveservices account
Entra ID / Azure RBAC RolesCognitive Services Immersive Reader User Cognitive Services User
Terraform Resources (azurerm_*)azurerm_cognitive_account

ARM resource provider Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts (kind 'ImmersiveReader'), az cognitiveservices account, Cognitive Services Immersive Reader User RBAC role, and azurerm_cognitive_account remain unchanged.

Notes & disambiguation

  • Launched in public preview in June 2019 and general availability in July 2020 as Azure Cognitive Services Immersive Reader, the service was grouped under the Azure Applied AI Services brand at Microsoft Build in May 2021 before being rebranded to Azure AI Immersive Reader in July 2023 when the Applied AI Services and Cognitive Services brands were unified under Azure AI Services.
  • Unlike other Cognitive Services that authenticate via subscription keys, Azure AI Immersive Reader requires Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) token authentication alongside its custom subdomain resource.
  • All underlying technical primitives retain their legacy Cognitive Services identifiers: ARM resource provider Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts with kind 'ImmersiveReader', CLI command az cognitiveservices account, RBAC role Cognitive Services Immersive Reader User, and Terraform resource azurerm_cognitive_account.

Sources & official documentation

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