Subj : Not keen on Copilot just yet? ChatGPT's precursor now runs in Mic
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Date : Mon Mar 18 2024 14:15:05

Not keen on Copilot just yet? ChatGPT's precursor now runs in Microsoft Excel

Date:
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:00:15 +0000

Description:
GPT-2s integration into Excel relies on OpenAIs open-source model.

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Software developer Ishan Anand has successfully integrated OpenAIs precursor 
to ChatGPT GPT-2  into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet . 

Anands creation, dubbed Spreadsheets-are-all-you-need, offers users a 
hands-on exploration of how large language models (LLMs) operate without the 
need for coding expertise. 

Part-novelty, part-education tool, Anands brainchild lets users input words 
into designated cells and receive results in adjacent cells. GPT-2 is 
available in Excel, sort of 

The software developer's decision to embed GPT-2 into an Excel spreadsheet 
was based on his curiosity and passion for simplifying artificial 
intelligence. 

Anand revealed that the project had actually started out on Google Sheets, 
but the full 124M model was too big, hence the decision to switch to Excel. 
Its a bit ironic because Microsoft has now started rolling out more updated 
GPT capabilities across its Microsoft 365 suite of apps, including Excel, by 
means of the generative AI Copilot tool. Google also has its own AI 
assistant, Gemini (previously Duet AI for Workspace). 

The feat didnt come without its challenges, though, with Anand having to deal 
with the intricacies of tokenization and the process of having to convert 
words into numerical values. 

Despite the added value and potential that can be unlocked by developers, 
more up-to-date projects will not be possible. GPT-2 is freely available from 
OpenAI as an open-source model, but GPT-3, which first appeared in the public 
preview of ChatGPT, is closed-source. 

Anands work uses GPT-2 Small, which uses 124 million parameters. The full 
release has 1.5 billion parameters, which itself is significantly smaller 
than its GPT-3 successor. 

Enthusiasts keen to delve into the inner workings can access Anands creation 
on GitHub via the projects website , however some performance issues have 
been acknowledged, including potential Mac issues. More from TechRadar Pro 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/chatgpts-precursor-now-runs-in-excel


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