AI

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    AI and Power BI

    I mentioned a few posts ago that I was working on a data visualization project with another person (a finance director) to maintain our technical skills. This post will not detail all the elements that I have worked on but will focus mainly on the use of AI to help build the Power BI visuals….

  • Conflicting AI News

    The news is INSANE! I think we, as in the world, are very close to hitting the trifecta of crises: Yes, the second bullet point is pretty vague, but I don’t know what will drive the upheavals. There are so many sources of tension that all of them may play a role. Right now, we…

  • Competing AI stories

    Lately the stories coming out of the AI world have been sounding apocalyptic. “These AI systems will wipe out jobs!” Two or 3 weeks ago, someone put out a blog post that went viral. I saw it through one of the LinkedIn influencers that I follow. This was roughly 30 minutes before a meeting, so…

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    Using AI agents

    After asking my generative AI, in this instance ChatGPT, what was new in Excel for 2025, the top news was AI agents. At least that was my impression. I already knew about the Excel’s Agent Mode but I did not know about the Word or the PowerPoint version. The Microsoft 365 environment keeps changing so…

  • AI Hype?

    This week there is nothing really new – no new AI discovery or finding, no new Excel tricks or no new cool projects. The only thing happening is politics and I’m staying away as much as I can although there is a lot going on there. So instead, I’ll touch on some random AI news…