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gregoryvgray
Jun 21, 2026Copper Contributor
co-pilot and other AI platforms are horrible
I spent more than three hours trying to solve a problem sharing calendars. Co-pilot spun me around in circles. I understand that Microsoft fired many programmers and depend more on co-pilot. This is ...
BartSchoovaerts
Jun 28, 2026Copper Contributor
After three hours of asking an AI to troubleshoot a system it has no visibility into, we've successfully identified the root cause:
unrealistic expectations.
Calendar sharing issues often depend on permissions, policies, tenant settings, and backend configuration that Copilot simply cannot see.
The surprising part isn't that Copilot failed.
The surprising part is that it took three hours before questioning whether the invisible system might contain information the AI doesn't have.
That's not a programmer shortage problem.
That's a troubleshooting methodology problem. 😅
Calendar sharing in Microsoft 365 can fail because of:
- Exchange permissions
- Hybrid Exchange setups
- Tenant settings
- External sharing policies
- Outlook client issues
- Cached credentials
- Mobile device synchronization
- Cross-organization restrictions
Copilot generally cannot:
- Inspect your tenant configuration
- See Exchange Admin settings
- Access security policies
- Diagnose hidden backend issues