It had a wide selection of characters to choose from, with the most well-known being a paperclip called Clippit[1][2] (commonly referred to by the public as Clippy). The Office Assistant and particularly …

Aug 20, 2025 · Clippy (given name: Clippit) was designed by illustrator Kevan Atteberry, who contributed more than 15 of about 250 potential characters for the new Office Assistants.

Clippy lets you run a variety of large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer while sticking with a user interface of the 1990s. It's a love letter and homage to the late, great Clippy - and the …

Aug 11, 2025 · People across social media are banding together against what they believe are unethical practices by some of the biggest tech companies today, and they're doing it by changing their profile …

Oct 24, 2025 · Today, as part of a massive Copilot Fall Release, Redmond is bringing Clippy back – at least as an avatar for its new AI helper named “Mico”. Mico (short for Microsoft) is the new face of …

Oct 29, 2025 · The problem wasn't Clippy; it was the underpowered computers trying to run him, combined with just enough smarts to get him in trouble without having options for more advanced users.

May 26, 2025 · Who Was Clippy? (For Those Who Missed the Chaos) Clippy—officially named Clippit—was Microsoft's built-in digital assistant that terrorized office workers in the late '90s and …