Tag: Functions
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From 6 hours to 3 seconds. Data analysis in Excel: manual vs Copilot vs scripts
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Checking large Excel spreadsheets for errors takes a great deal of time. In our test, we looked at how this process could be automated with AI. The surprising finding: the most efficient approach was not direct AI analysis, but an Excel script created with the help of AI. The challenge: checking thousands of data points…
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OpenAI DevDay 2026: AI agents become persistent digital workers
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At DevDay 2026, OpenAI announced several new features that are particularly relevant to knowledge-intensive work and professional research. A key focus is on so-called βDotsβ β persistent AI agents that users can assign to specific areas of work. βChatGPT Spaceβ is also intended to bring documents, files and the work carried out by these agents…
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Astra vs GPT-5.6 Sol: extracting calendar information
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A common problem when using AI for web research is that not all content from a website is extracted. Calendar information is one example. Earlier models often struggled with this, producing incomplete results or even hallucinating events. We therefore tested how well current models β Astra and GPT-5.6 Sol β can handle this type of…
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Bypassing data protection in LLMs?
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Role-playing, poems, academic papers and mathematical encoding: we tested a range of prompt engineering techniques to see whether large language models (LLMs) can reveal information and data that cannot be found using conventional search engines. Our tests focused on contact details for company executives and elected representatives, such as business telephone numbers and email addresses.…
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Google expands Gemini for academic work
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Google is expanding Gemini with new features for studying and exam preparation and combining them with a special subscription offer. Students worldwide can use Google AI Plus free of charge for one year, including 400 GB of storage. According to Google, the offer can be activated until 31 December 2026 and will then renew as…
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Switching chatbots without losing what they know about you?
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Anyone switching AI chatbots will want to preserve as much as possible of the information that has built up over time. With regular use, the existing system often becomes familiar with usersβ working methods, recurring tasks and preferred wording. When moving to another provider, however, this contextual knowledge is not automatically carried over. Two approaches…
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Anthropic releases Opus 5 for advanced knowledge
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In 2026, Anthropic released its new AI model Opus 5. The company describes it as its most powerful model to date for general knowledge work. Potential applications include analysing large collections of documents, creating and editing complex spreadsheets, and producing well-structured presentations. The new model is also intended to be particularly well suited to scientific…
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Analysing large email collections with Copilot in Excel
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For a recent project, we needed to analyse more than 120 emails containing around 1,030 individual text items, focusing on the projects and topics they covered. The challenge was to capture information systematically from a very large number of entries and then analyse it in a structured way. The starting point for the analysis was…