3 ms·

I thought its name was clippy?

• Lammy 5y ago
  Not officially, but "Clippy" is way more common https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant
  • notreallyserio 5y ago
    It's amazing to think that the technology behind Clippy is the foundation for all of Microsoft's AI and ML work. I mean it probably isn't, but it's still amazing to think it.
    • rzzzt 5y ago
      Merlin, the puppy and the kitten in Office were based on Microsoft Agent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Agent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Agent
    • hulitu 5y ago
      Yes it is. It was the first crap feature enabled by default using dark patterns when you try to disable it.
• HeckFeck 5y ago
  His public persona, yes. We're close enough that I'm permitted to use his real name.