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[-] ech@lemmy.ca 48 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

There was no thinking, "assumptions", addition, or conversions. It saw numbers and generated another number that hit it's "this should go next" filter first.

[-] o_oli@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago

Yup...the comment above yours is giving copilot way too much credit lol. That shit needs to stay a 1000 miles away from Excel.

Excel is already a global nightmare, with so many jank should be databases run on it, with AI on top...oh boy.

[-] toynbee@piefed.social 1 points 4 weeks ago

https://xkcd.com/2347

I'm sure you can guess which one that is.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

That's very true, my comment was meant to be tongue in cheek but that may not have come across fully

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 weeks ago

All good. It's just something I see a lot of people say without sarcasm or irony a lot, and I think it's a dangerous assumption to have about these algorithms. The personification of them has been the biggest boon to the over-hyped adoption and investment they received these past years, so I generally make a point to clarify when I see it, if only to better inform those who might not realize.

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