{"slug": "ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet", "title": "Ask HN: Is AI the New Spreadsheet?", "summary": "A Hacker News user asks whether AI tools like Cowork and Codex are replacing spreadsheets as the go-to for simple apps, noting their own spreadsheet use has dropped immensely since adopting these tools. The post, which has 3 points, invites community thoughts on the shift.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||\n3 points by |\nSpreadsheets became and still are prolific for individuals and teams to create simple “apps.” I wonder how much of that is moving over to things like cowork or codex type apps. Personally, and anecdotally, my spreadsheet use has dropped immensely since starting to use these tools. Thoughts? | |||||||||||\n|", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49376007", "published_at": "2026-08-20 15:26:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-20 15:45:33.253233+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Hacker News", "Cowork", "Codex"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-is-ai-the-new-spreadsheet.jsonld"}}