"Turns out that the company isn't done trying to reformulate and revive ideas it has already tried before. As part of a push toward what it calls "human-centered AI," Microsoft is now putting a face on Copilot. Literally, a face: "Mico" is an "expressive, customizable, and warm" blob with a face that dynamically "listens, reacts, and even changes colors to reflect your interactions" as you interact with Copilot. (Another important adjective for Mico: "optional.")"
"Part of the reason these assistants were viewed as annoying rather than helpful is that they could respond to a finite number of possible inputs or situations, and they didn't even help in those situations most of the time because they could only respond to a small number of context clues. I don't have hard evidence for this, but I'd bet that the experience of dismissing Clippy's "It looks like you're writing a letter!" prompts is near-universal among PC users of a certain age."
Microsoft plans to add better voice controls to Copilot, Windows 11's built-in chatbot and virtual assistant. The update will include an optional animated avatar called Mico, described as an expressive, customizable, warm blob that listens, reacts, and changes colors during interactions. Mico recalls earlier Microsoft assistants such as Clippy, Microsoft Bob, and Rover. Microsoft expects that pairing a visual avatar with language and reasoning models will overcome prior limitations. Past assistants often failed because they could only handle a finite set of inputs and lacked sufficient context, making prompts feel unhelpful or annoying to users.
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