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EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

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Microsoft is removing the emotive yellow avatar Mico from Copilot's voice mode interface. The company will transition the character to the Learn Live platform to better leverage its reactive capabilities.

  • 01Microsoft officially retired the Mico character from the primary Copilot voice interface
  • 02The avatar will be repurposed for use on the Microsoft Learn Live platform
  • 03Changes prioritize a professional aesthetic over the previous emotive character design
  • 04Shift follows Microsoft's strategy to align chatbot interactions with enterprise environments

AI-generated summary · Verify at source

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 […]