"It's been nearly 30 years since Microsoft's Office assistant, Clippy, first graced our screens as an annoying paperclip. After the Groucho-browed interruptions of Clippy came to an end in 2001 with Office XP, Microsoft tried to revive the spirit of an assistant with Cortana on Windows Phone. The technology still wasn't quite there a decade ago, but now Microsoft is ready to try again with Mico, a new character for Copilot's voice mode."
""Clippy walked so that we could run," jokes Jacob Andreou, corporate VP of product and growth at Microsoft AI, in an interview with The Verge. Microsoft has been testing Mico (rhymes with "pico") for a few months now, as a virtual character that responds with real-time expressions when you talk to it. Mico is now being turned on by default in Copilot's voice mode, where you'll also have the option to turn the bouncing orb off."
Microsoft revives the concept of a personable assistant with Mico, a new virtual character for Copilot's voice mode. Mico responds with real-time facial expressions while users speak, reflecting emotions such as sadness almost immediately. The character has been tested for months and will be enabled by default, with an option to turn off the bouncing orb. The design aims to let the underlying technology fade into the background and foster a conversational connection between users and the cute, expressive orb interface.
Read at The Verge
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