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WorkedChatGPT's file editing
NoteReading comprehension
BrokeCo pilots report formatting
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ChatGPT vs Copilot in PowerPoint: the steering committee test

I gave ChatGPT and Copilot ten files of project mess and a locked committee deck. One edited the template perfectly. One signed my name to it. See the scores.

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verdict

For this workflow, today, use ChatGPT. Final score 23 to 16. It turned ten files of messy project notes into an accurate status report, then edited a locked PowerPoint template in place: same fonts, same tables, native chart updated with the right numbers. Copilot matched it on reading comprehension, then failed to open the template inside PowerPoint at all, and its browser fallback rebuilt the deck from scratch in the wrong font with content nobody wrote.

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  • ChatGPT's file editing
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  • Co pilots report formatting
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