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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours ago

Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy

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Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours ago
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Meet Mico, Microsoft’s AI version of Clippy
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Copilot now has its own virtual character for its voice mode.
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    Sorry Mico, you gotta go

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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      Basically that.

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    This is Cortana all over again. And I don’t remember people using Cortana at all…

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      Cortana was a squandered opportunity for sure.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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      While I didn’t use it regularly, I did use it here and there in both W10 and W10M. The jokes were pretty good too. But I’m an old-time halo player that is geeky as fuck so I’m laser-aligned with that demographic.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au
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      It’s not, it’s just a little character that shows for copilot voice.

    • architect@thelemmy.club
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      12 hours ago

      I disabled it.

    • KumaLumaJuma@feddit.uk
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      Didn’t use cortana directly, but the “auto block out focus time” in my work diary was a freaking game changer and I am pissed they took it away.

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        I’m not sure if it’s exactly the same, but there is a similar tool under ‘viva insights’ in teams

        • KumaLumaJuma@feddit.uk
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          Unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be in our corporate-approved suite 😭😭

          I wonder if I can use copilot in outlook to do something similar

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    Users: We are putting our PFP as clippy because it symbolises a time where software worked locally and just wanted to help without spying on you.

    Microsoft: wow they love that lil clippy fella let’s make co pilot into a piss blob that floats around the screen spouting random facts its learnt from surveiling the users every move. It will be like their own personal FBI agent they will love it.

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      I’m still not sure if Microsoft just doesn’t get it or if they just love making stuff nobody wants… but then again, nobody wanted clippy back then either. I’m not sure Mico will age as gracefully as Clippy did, though.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au
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      Bringing Clippy back as Copilot seems like the easiest, most obvious win Microsoft could get. I swear most of their customer facing decisions around stuff like this (and Xbox) are easy slam dunks that they fumble in the absolute dumbest fashion.

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      “The internet used to talk all the tike about how they love their personal fbi agents”

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    I thought capitalism was about supply and demand. We demand something and corporations supply it. Who demanded this crap?

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      Capitalism is about juggling numbers, empty promises, exploitation, pump & dump and „HODL🚀🚀🚀“

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      Capitalism is about ownership more than anything else. Capitalism states that the means of production is private property and to be used for the purpose of obtaining profit. As long as there is profit, supply and demand can go fuck itself along with the workers (those who produce). It really is a stupid system that can never be fully implemented (every economy is a mixed economy for a reason) since it naturally creates perverse incentive.

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      I’m convinced we are post capitalism now.

    • ch00f@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      other capitalists

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au
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      8 hours ago

      I think everyone would be happy if it was Clippy haha

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        YEAH BRING CLIPPY BACK YOU EFFIN COWARDS

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    This will be the (fifth?) time Microsoft has tried to implement virtual assistants. And they are still exceedingly inefficient at it.

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      I know of Clippy, Cortana, Co-Pilot and Mico so 4 that I know of and all are very useless

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        Dont forget Microsoft Bob

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          Bob gang!

          • afk_strats@lemmy.world
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            Rover back on XP

            • Broadfern@lemmy.world
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              That dog creeped me out as a kid. Microsoft did not do 3D well.

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        I found Cortana to be actually useful and way better than it’s contemporaries, so of course they killed it instantly 🤣

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        And the search Dog and Wizard. I suppose those don’t count much, but they are worth remembering.

    • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
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      Give us Clippy you cowards!!!

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    A drop of piss?

    It’s Mico, the co-peelet!

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      Yoooooo! That gif where it does a little twirl had me busting out laughing in the car😂😂😂

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    Bro, one more rebrand bro, then it’ll work bro. This time it’ll work bro

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    There is only room for one Micro in my heart and that is Micro Micrófono from 31 Minutos. Microsoft should be ashamed 😜 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dX9zd5pQJms

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    they really just called it michael

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      Michaelsoft Wimdose AyyAyeeee

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    f mico

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    Ah, now computers can be infected with fungi along with worms and viruses.

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    Oh man, they even have it wearing glasses and looking a lot like Microsoft Bob!

    Why doesn’t anyone do history anymore? There really is so much to be learned.

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    There are so many characters they can’t do, it’s like trying to choose a sports team mascot these days.

    They still screwed it up.

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    A drop of cum

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      R34 artists will have some fun with this blob.

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      Ah but he’s a drop of day old cum, he’s had time to becum sentient.

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        Life is a miracle

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        gags in disgust

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    How do we murder it quickly

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      Quick, draw r34 and shitty memes!

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        I’m doing my part!

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