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title: "Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot"
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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."
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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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