{"id":5472,"date":"2026-08-14T06:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2026-08-14T06:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:25:56","slug":"microsoft-copilot-mico-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5472","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot\u2019s voice mode. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-copilot\/frequently-asked-questions-about-retired-copilot-features\">support page<\/a>, Microsoft says it\u2019s going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have \u201cmore to react to,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2026\/farewell-mico-microsofts-cute-little-ai-blob-is-going-the-way-of-bob\/\">as reported earlier by <em>GeekWire<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Mico joins <a href=\"https:\/\/the-microsoft-windows-xp.fandom.com\/wiki\/Office_Assistants\">the long list<\/a> of virtual helpers that Microsoft has retired over the years, like Clippy, Cortana, and Rover. \u201cMico helped us learn about warmth, expressiveness, and how people want to talk with AI,\u201d Microsoft\u2019s support page says. \u201cThose learnings are shaping Copilot going forward.\u201d Microsoft is removing Mico from Copilot \u201cin waves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/979871\/microsoft-copilot-mico-retired\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot\u2019s voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it\u2019s going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have \u201cmore to react to,\u201d as reported earlier by GeekWire. 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