Copilot, Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered AI assistant, is available with many Windows laptops and products. Now, Appearance lets ...

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, however, was deliberately, er, helpful, and will probably remain so. Clippy by Firecube, though a free app, does require an API key, a token that identifies you and links to your account.

Clippy debuted to much fanfare in Microsoft Office 97 and appeared in other products, such as Microsoft Publisher. But the negative reaction to Clippy caused Microsoft to gradually phase him out.

Clippy's back! And this time, with a new daddy and a GPT-3.5 integration, it's more powerful than ever — unless Microsoft shuts it down.

Clippy. Okay, so our list of iconic characters on PC gets a bit weird if you start including software mascots, but Clippy was an inescapable part of Windows PC use in the late 90s and early 2000s ...

Other Office customers agreed and wondered if Clippy was related to another, much-reviled Microsoft helper. "These guys seem to be a legacy from Microsoft Bob. When they were introduced I thought ...

Microsoft's Clippy, the cartoon paperclip helper, might come back as an emoji, the company said. More than 320,000 users across Twitter and Instagram have said they want to bring Clippy back.

Microsoft's much-maligned mascot Clippy is coming back from the dead - but only as an emoji. Clippy the paperclip was a simplistic virtual assistant who offered tips and advice to Microsoft Office ...