Pressing the copilot button to instantly bring up a text box where you can interact with an LLM is amazing UI/UX for productivity. LLMs are by far the best way to retrieve information(that doesnt need to be correct).

If this had been released with Agentic features that allow it to search the web, use toolscripts like fetching time/date and stuff from the OS, use recall, properly integrate with the microsoft app suite. It would be game changing.

We already have proof that this is a popular feature for users since its been integrated in every mobile phone for the past 10 years.

  • Bluegrass_AddictEnglish
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    15 days ago

    copilot is horrible trash. I’ve tried to use it but holy crap it’s frustrating. why in the ever living heck when I have a spreadsheet open, and click the copilot button inside the spreadsheet and ask it for to specific things on that spreadsheet, does it tell me to upload it. ITS LITERALLY IN THE PROGRAM IM TYPING TO IT IS.

    it’s useless garbage and I won’t use it a y ore. slows down all work, I HAVE to review what it does … why… why not just do it myself, better myself by learning things instead of relying on failure of software, and still have to review and fix it’s outputs.

    no thanks.

    • Auth@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      13 days ago

      I think that might be a bug. I tested it now by opening a spreadsheet pressing the copilot button and asking something about the sheet and it returned the answer correctly and didnt ask for it to be uploaded.

      • Bluegrass_AddictEnglish
        1·
        13 days ago

        tell it to do something to the spreadsheet, it won’t. regardless, we’ve already cancelled the sub to copilot. it’s a waste of time and money, and costs are going up while the use cases are just… terrible since you still need to review everything to speed out because it can’t be trusted.

        heck, even Microsoft is basically saying don’t use it right in their terms…

        Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. It can make mistakes, and it may not work as intended. Don’t rely on Copilot for important advice. Use Copilot at your own risk.

        don’t rely on it, it’s a risk, not intended for real work. it’s a toy…and a useless one at that.

        • Auth@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          11·
          13 days ago

          I agree for excel, I think copilot in spreadsheets is using the wrong tool for the job. Its just a bad use of the tech. I also think the price for an enterprise sub is way to expensive for what you get.