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 ...

First there was Clippy. Now Microsoft Copilot has a face, with reactions to what you tell it. Microsoft isshowing off how ...

Microsoft's animated paper clip named Clippy has been revived, thanks to the crazy sense of humor of the folks at startup Smore. We discovered the Clippy.js project, through a Google+ post by ...

"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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Microsoft did away with Clippy in 2001, so people were surprised to see Clippy stickers appear in Microsoft Teams this week. And they were even more surprised when, just a day later, Microsoft ...