I'm not defending AI, but I've seen Excel manage worse on its own. Granted, it's almost always my fault for not fully understanding the enigmatic systems that power its logic.
It's amazing what you can do with Excel if you know how. It makes it so easy to analyze complex data sets, accidentally summon the Dark Lord, create pivot tables and graphs, etc.
Lol no that just summons a few demons. When you write an entire "application" in VBA and use hidden worksheets as the "database", then try to share it with the entire organization via a shared drive, then and only then will the gates of hell open and Satan himself come forth.
The last application I wrote in VBA/Excel is still running 24/7 on a big screen in the command center of a company that was purchased for several billion dollars.
And yes, there are multiple database sheets. Filled with data scraped from another database. Data that was being written down on paper before I arrived and decided to learn VBA instead of develop permanent hand cramps.
(furious scribbling in the scifi worldbuilding notes) "In 2050, the names of the months got inadvertently legally changed when a megacorporation released a new version of their office suite and silently corrupted thousands of government document drafts."
When I was taking my introductory courses in computer science over 20 years ago, they told me to not use Excel if you can avoid it, because it's not very, you know, precise. So I'm well aware that this is an ancient joke. Excel will fuck your data up - AI is just another way to do it.
But it is a potential scifi plot point.
However, I will concede that it's probably not a scifi plot point for too long. Worse things have already happened.
For data gathering? Pretty much anything that doesn't fiddle with the values. Usually, bespoke apps or applications specifically designed for survey data. People actually use spreadsheet programs a lot, but those who do spend a lot of time on ensuring data gets entered correctly.
It's kind of funny... everyone using AI right now are just beta testers who aren't getting paid to beta test said AI. Better yet, many people are actually paying subscriptions to be beta testers of said AI. Kind of like buying name brand clothes with their logo on the front and or back.. you're just advertising and not getting paid for it. A bunch of walking billboards lol.
Is this real? Literally never seen anything this bad myself. Granted I don't use Excel or many other ms products. GitHub copilot would literally never be this bad though
I mean it's currently kinda ridiculously bad sometimes but you gotta remember this this level AI has been around for like less than 2 years, it's going to be a lot better in few years. chatgpt got launched in november 2022 and look at the leaps it has made in that time
but why the fuck did they put it anywhere at that state? unless it's their strategy to get data to improve the ai, would make sense. kinda shitty move though, classic microsoft
Autocomplete suggestion getting "February" wrong is a nice touch
But Apruary is fine
Whentember juneteenth
Nah, user wrote February wrong, leading to the wrong extrapolation. The program did good.
I think it was taking the letters in column A and adding "uary" afterwards. Jan-uary was correct, so Feb-uary, etc.
"Do you remuary... --the 21st night of Sepuary?"
Remember, remember!
The fifth of novuary
The gunpowder treason and plot
Wake me up when Sepuary ends
Rememuary rememuary, the 5th of Novuary.
I think this is the only time excel hasn't decided something was a date.
Time for my art to shine!
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6NYA6NSOz/
Hahah, brilliant!
Dude…
Sorry but who the fuck is ignorant enough to confused a date and a fig?
OK, but I like this better.
Finally.
Regular English
We can finally parse English with regex?
Now that would be the day!
I'm not defending AI, but I've seen Excel manage worse on its own. Granted, it's almost always my fault for not fully understanding the enigmatic systems that power its logic.
It's amazing what you can do with Excel if you know how. It makes it so easy to analyze complex data sets, accidentally summon the Dark Lord, create pivot tables and graphs, etc.
You've tried to use Excel as a database too, huh?
Lol no that just summons a few demons. When you write an entire "application" in VBA and use hidden worksheets as the "database", then try to share it with the entire organization via a shared drive, then and only then will the gates of hell open and Satan himself come forth.
Oh. That explains the earthquakes.
The last application I wrote in VBA/Excel is still running 24/7 on a big screen in the command center of a company that was purchased for several billion dollars.
And yes, there are multiple database sheets. Filled with data scraped from another database. Data that was being written down on paper before I arrived and decided to learn VBA instead of develop permanent hand cramps.
But have you tried using Excel as the back end database for a poorly designed Access front end?
So…much…Visual Basic….
Whoa whoa whoa! The world is already in rough enough shape without you creating pivot tables
That's some Stockholm Syndrome talk right there.
This is an old picture with the AI caption added.
This also highlights the problem of extrapolating from a single data point.
This sums up my entire schtick regarding commenting on post headlines.
I think Mayuary is my favorite, it's not often I find an arrangement of letters that look that wrong
And the short form of MAY is already the complete name so it doesn't need any completion
Uh huh. Interesting
(furious scribbling in the scifi worldbuilding notes) "In 2050, the names of the months got inadvertently legally changed when a megacorporation released a new version of their office suite and silently corrupted thousands of government document drafts."
See the top comment. This is from 5 years ago not actually copilot.
When I was taking my introductory courses in computer science over 20 years ago, they told me to not use Excel if you can avoid it, because it's not very, you know, precise. So I'm well aware that this is an ancient joke. Excel will fuck your data up - AI is just another way to do it.
But it is a potential scifi plot point.
However, I will concede that it's probably not a scifi plot point for too long. Worse things have already happened.
What is one meant to use?
For data gathering? Pretty much anything that doesn't fiddle with the values. Usually, bespoke apps or applications specifically designed for survey data. People actually use spreadsheet programs a lot, but those who do spend a lot of time on ensuring data gets entered correctly.
Any suggestions that are easy to use for casuals?
Funny post, but it is older than the AI stuff. Source
"Sepuary"
It's Septuary! You uncultured swine!
Also, “Febuary“
I paid real money for a wall calendar that had the months of Feburary and Ooctober.
Wake me up when Sepuary ends
I think we're fine for a few years longer, fellow humans.
Rimworld months
Is there a reason I’m seeing someone mention Rimworld in multiple unrelated posts?
Idk, there was an expansion released like a month back so it’s probably experiencing a spike in popularity.
Also if you don’t know I’m alluding to the fake season names it uses which are portmanteaus of real month names. Decebuary, Aprimay etc
Oldy but a goody and not ai related.
It's kind of funny... everyone using AI right now are just beta testers who aren't getting paid to beta test said AI. Better yet, many people are actually paying subscriptions to be beta testers of said AI. Kind of like buying name brand clothes with their logo on the front and or back.. you're just advertising and not getting paid for it. A bunch of walking billboards lol.
Have you missed the top comment? This isn't actually copilot. It's from 5 years ago. In other words fake news.
Ooof... My filter is just set to "New".. I dunno. Thanks!
It's a repost from Reddit. Doesn't matter what your filter is set to
Is this real? Literally never seen anything this bad myself. Granted I don't use Excel or many other ms products. GitHub copilot would literally never be this bad though
It's not. It's an old picture with a new caption.
Thank you. Op is a lying karma whore
My favorite thing about GH copilot is when I'm writing just in a text file for notes and it starts writing a recipe for like cookies or something lol.
they put autocomplete in the commit message box a few weeks back
they removed it pretty quick
Haha haha that's great
Yes I had something similar happen
It at least could have put SEPTember at month 7, OCTOber at month 8, etc. whilst it was fixing things.
And after this people don't believe me that we had AI all along 🫡
I can't believe this is real
Aren't you cool tho? Because all the cool kids spend every day shitting on AI
Appears to be fixing the English language. Appears to be working just like the autopilot appeared to be working on Tesla cars.
I mean it's currently kinda ridiculously bad sometimes but you gotta remember this this level AI has been around for like less than 2 years, it's going to be a lot better in few years. chatgpt got launched in november 2022 and look at the leaps it has made in that time
but why the fuck did they put it anywhere at that state? unless it's their strategy to get data to improve the ai, would make sense. kinda shitty move though, classic microsoft
Strange bru, diggin up inside of you
Artificial intelligence is so unintelligent.
Yeah, it can't even spell "Septuary" correctly.
Unbelievable, we should use AI to fix them spelling mistake.
That's just cause AI can't make it's mouth into the shape of an O while it says "Feb-ROO-ary.