this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2025
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I am wrong and Microsoft is even dummer then i thought to allow this.
~~FYI: this image is fake.~~
~~The sentiment is true but there is no such thing as a =Copilot() command~~.
~~Source: My work gave me a pro license and i could not replicate this. It still absolutely sucks in every conceivable way compared with claude.~~ ~~The only other way is if this is a region exclusive update but even then its questionable because the implication of those cells updating live could be exploited to be very expensive for ms.~~
There absolutely is a =Copilot() function, but only available in the beta version of Excel. It is also officially documented: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/copilot-function-5849821b-755d-4030-a38b-9e20be0cbf62
Looks like the screenshot uses the formula wrong (no context cells passed), but still... And the docs warn you not to use it for any numerical or high stakes/financial tasks lol "DO NOT USE IF ACCURACY IS IMPORTANT TO YOU" 😂
The context is optional. But without context, copilot has nothing to work on. So the correct answer should be:
„Are you stupid?! Which numbers are you talking about?“ instead of „sure thing, the sum of nothing is clearly 15!“