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I know it's a fad, but isn't that the exact kind of thing that AI-enthusiasts claim ChatGPT/LlaMa/CoPilot will be capable of doing within a year or two?


You think Excel is bad, just think of the legacy those will leave behind in 20 years... Anything cloud or SaaS-related, good luck trying to dust that off down the line!


I mean, some are claiming that AI will be capable of anything. But I don't think extracting Excel formula's is currently a focus of LLM applications? Do you know of startups or other attempts at exploring this?


The elephant in the room, Microsoft PowerApps: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Webinars-and-Video-Galle...

Power Apps are pushing into AI direction. And it does use AI to parse excel file. Moreover Power Apps on itself has PowerFx engine that uses Excel formulas for app + more.




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