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It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes (defector.com)
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Money quote:

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.

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[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months 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.