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title: "Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295851898.md"
description: "Microsoft is retiring Mico, the yellow blob avatar used in Copilot's voice mode, and moving it to the Learn Live platform. This decision follows a pattern of retiring virtual assistants like Clippy and Cortana. The change was announced on Microsoft's support page, noting that Mico will have 'more to react to' in its new environment."
datetime: "2026-08-13T21:46:55.000Z"
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# Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

Mico is headed to Learn Live. | Image: Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob Mico when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it's going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have "more to react to," as reported earlier by _GeekWire_.

Mico launched in Copilot's voice mode last October, with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman pitching the avatar as a way to give the chatbot an "identity." The blob would react to what you say in real-time, complete with facial expressions and animations.

Mico joins the long list of virtual helpers that Microsoft has retired over the years, like Clippy, Cortana, and Rover. …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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