Excel developers 40 years ago: we've built a world-first recalc system, delivering performant but accurate dynamic cell updating on any architecture or system.

Excel developers now: we added a function that can sometimes give a correct answer. We can't tell if the answer is correct or not. Also it shouldn't be used for numbers in a spreadsheet.

August 20, 2025 at 3:11:35 AM

Whoaah! But when I asked one of our IT guys if I'm allowed to uninstall Copilot on my (thanks to Win11 ) new computer he wondered why on earth I could possibly want to...

I would like to know what the "low stakes" scenarios are, where it is okay to use unreliable numbers.

@toriver @az sales forecasting, but only if line goes up

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Vibe spreadsheeting with a glas of wine in the evening hours maybe? @az

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i took it as separate clauses, warning against use for:
- numerical calculations
- high-stakes scenarios

so anything where you'd use a spreadsheet that's low stakes and doesn't involve numbers? i guess a list of books to read and their author?

@az @toriver Half of the books won't exist.

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@toriver @az the cases where no one would sue MSFT

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