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Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word get ChatGPT with new ‘Ghostwriter’ add-in

by Patrick Husting on Mar 15, 2023 at 8:17 amMarch 15, 2023 at 2:22 pm

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Patrick Husting’s technology career spans over 30 years with a background from Microsoft's consulting business dating back to the late 1990s, and several startups since then, like Extended Results which was one of the first innovative big data companies, that was sold to Tibco Software and The Equestrian App for horse owners worldwide. Patrick was inspired to create Ghostwriter for Microsoft Office after experiencing the limitations of ChatGPT for writing assistance.
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