Now, Microsoft is testing another virtual assistant. While it's not quite Clippy 2.0, the new Copilot Appearance experiment ...

Microsoft's new Copilot Appearance feature gives the AI assistant a visual, expressive character that aims to feel more like ...

Microsoft is giving the consumer version of its Copilot Assistant a blob-like design with real-time visual expressions.

"Clippy was quite the icon, and combining his quirky charm with modern AI capabilities could be an interesting twist. Maybe there'll be a way to blend the best of both worlds," Copilot responded.

Clippy had been come to be known as the world’s most hated virtual assistant icon, the object of much scorn and ridicule. Well Microsoft obviously has trouble learning its lesson.

Clippy, you see, had been toiling away in Redmond for the past four years, first debuting in Office 97. Clippy's rise to productivity-suite stardom was sudden.

As for the Apple Watch, more than 195 million have been sold to date, and sales continue to boom. Clippy and Bob Microsoft doesn’t do cute. It doesn’t do funny. It doesn’t do playful.

In 2001, Clippy was replaced by other assistant tools, according to Verge. The character made a brief comeback in 2019 as part of a Microsoft Teams sticker pack, before abruptly disappearing again.

If you've ever used Microsoft Office, chances are you know Clippy. He's the animated paper clip who likes to pop up in the corner, often when you least expect him, offering some cheery tip about ...

"The Clippy of today would have a PhD in learning," says Larson-Green. That doesn't necessarily mean that a reborn Clippy, or his spiritual successor, Cortana, will suddenly barge into your ...

Microsoft has sneaked Clippy, one of its most beloved and hated characters, into the latest version of its mobile software. Recently, the Redmond, Wash., tech company unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 ...

Clippy made a brief appearance with the publication of a Clippy sticker pack for Microsoft Teams. Teams users could import the stickers and use them to add pictures of a talking paperclip to their ...