[Launched] Generally Available: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language

GAJul 1, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Azure AI Language now offers a refreshed Document PII playground in general availability, giving customers a faster way to evaluate personally identifiable information detection on documents. The playground ships with curated sample inputs and outputs, so

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