It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes | Defector
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Excel requires some skill to use (to the point where high-level Excel is a competitive sport), and AI is mostly an exercise in deskilling its users and humanity at large.

  • Alaknár@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I think you’re completely missing the point here.

    I’m not great at Excel. That doesn’t mean I can’t do basic math, it means I struggle designing an xlookup or hlookup.

    If AI does that for me, I’ll be a happy bunny. And then run a dozen different iterations of data to verify that the results I’m getting are correct.

    This is what this integration is for - it’s not a replacement for a human brain, it’s an assistant. As are all LLMs.