Clippy’s hidden cameo in Office 97 has finally been uncovered, reigniting nostalgia for Microsoft’s most infamous assistant.

Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character ...

Microsoft Office 97 came out in the fall of 1996, and nearly thirty years later one software enthusiast with an eye for ...

Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character ...

A video animation shows a Copilot Appearance avatar called Mico, floating around an abstract environment during a presentation at Microsoft's Fall 2025 Copilot Sessions event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, ...