The global tech giant Microsoft is rolling out updates in the AI realm. The company has officially brought back its very first personal assistant, Clippy, which was launched with Windows 97. The announcement was made during its Copilot fall 2025 release event this Thursday. However, this time the assistant is coming up with an AI twist.
Microsoft has introduced Mico, a blob-shaped AI assistant built into Microsoft Copilot, that’s here to make user interactions dynamic and engaging. Mico responds to voice commands, changes colors based on conversation tones, and uses animations to help users easily. According to the company, Mico is a name for Microsoft Copilot that offers consumers a “warm” and “customizable” visual presence.
The tech giant describes Mico as a friendly companion for Copilot, offering “support through animation and expressions” to enhance the natural AI experience. Mico design is similar to the AI persona Microsoft featured alongside Copilot on Samsung TV, offering visual personality and responsiveness. Moreover, Mico remains optional, allowing users to disable it if they prefer a less intrusive interface. For those looking for nostalgia, Microsoft has revealed a hidden treasure – the classic Clippy.
Here’s how you can use Clippy in Microsoft Copilot:
The posts in the X user testing catalog indicate that to activate Clippy, users need to tap Mico multiple times in the Copilot mobile application, or type /clippy in the prompt bar. After activation, the new Clippy will adopt a more modern, smooth design that aligns with the current interface design, especially in its quirky nature.
What Else in Microsoft Copilot?
With the launch of Mico, Microsoft has rolled out a series of updates to Copilot. It is now compatible with group chats of up to 32 people, so teams and projects can have more collaborative discussions. The following important feature is real talk, which enables Copilot to have more realistic conversations and even contradict user assumptions rather than agreeing with them constantly, a move towards realistic AI dialogue.
Another feature is the new Copilot Health, which draws on trusted sources and is supported by reputable medical institutions, such as Harvard Health, to provide users with accurate medical information and help them find a doctor based on their needs.
Overall, whereas Clippy used to lead users in MS Word, Mico serves as a successor, guiding users to the full capabilities of Microsoft Copilot and the AI-driven ecosystem. Interactivity, customization, and intelligence are among the factors that make Microsoft take a risk to turn AI into something functional and entertaining.
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