Excel and AI to get ‘tighter and tighter.’ Here’s what that means
THE SO WHAT
If Excel’s own lead is saying Copilot will handle more of the modeling and analysis, the spreadsheet is turning into an AI front-end rather than a manual grid. Finance, ops, and analytics leaders should be treating Excel as an AI deployment surface and updating controls, templates, and training accordingly.
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