Microsoft Adds AI in Excel, Warns Not to Use It in Any Task Requiring Accuracy
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more_corn
5 months ago
Why would people use excel for something that requires accuracy anyway?
I’ve only ever seen it used for like accounting and crap.
kermatt
5 months ago
They way I have seen people force things into Excel until they get some output that "looks" right, I can see this causing a few fire drills.
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