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[–] kubica@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The things done in excel might not be critical per-se, but macros are used and abused a lot and many companies can be affected by their dependence on workflows refined over the years.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha, don't I know it. I've had to work with some of them in a past life. Messy and also very scary at how they underpin million dollar decisions.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

This is true for software in general.

The same description can be given to workshops (and you know they already exist) that do the same stuff with ChatGPT.