Most small companies don’t need AI to be more efficient. They need Excel.

I’ve already had two cases where a friend asked me to show them how AI can help them run their company better. In each case it turned out that they needed Excel. Specifically an excel export from one system, some bulk editing, and an excel import into another system.

(I understand the satire in this article but this is a serious post)

Clearly I've been overengineering by using code to remotely control industry hardware in real-time. I should've been using a spreadsheet all along!

The article says that code is designed for computers to read, not humans, when in fact code is designed for both.

Spreadsheets and code have their respective applications.

In case people don't realize, this is satire.

laugh all you want, but every modern drug probably owes its existence to Excel hah

All this is great and fantastic until you hit Excel’s row limit.

i know its inteneded to be satire but it kinda isnt?

well excel changed the world, many more organizations run on excel and the companies that dont run excel in the same field are probably having a harder time. so yes i guess?

also ai and excel are different things?

Ridiculous comparison

The Excel flip lands. AI is a tool. People could adapt and use it, instead a lot of the panic sounds like resistance dressed up as analysis.