Clippy Rises From the Dead in Major Update to Copilot and Its Voice Interface

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Microsoft updates Copilot with a voice interface featuring Clippy, sparking nostalgia and skepticism among users about the revival of the infamous Clippy assistant.

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Cheyana

2 months ago

Finally! I’ve been waiting for years (as my co-workers already know).

anigbrowl

2 months ago

Can't help wondering if that short-lived anti-AI/anti-corporate campaign of a few months ago was exploited or astroturfed.

aeonfox

2 months ago

When the AI was told to maximize the number of paper clips in the universe, we didn't expect this.

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