Microsoft’s Mico heightens the risks of parasocial LLM relationships

Microsoft is rolling out a new face for its AI, and its name is Mico. The company announced the new, animated blob-like ...

Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality

Remember Clippy? Microsoft's infamous paper clip assistant might have been before its time. The software giant has introduced ...

Microsoft Copilot gets long-term memory, group chats, and new ‘Mico’ persona in latest update

The optional new "Mico" persona is derived from the Microsoft Copilot name. Microsoft is rolling out a series of updates to ...

Meet the new face of Copilot — Microsoft introduces expressive Mico avatar, ability to argue and challenge your incorrect assumptions, and group chats

Copilot is gaining a handful of new features today in the form of a new Mico avatar, group chats, and the ability to push ...
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Copilot is getting more personality with a ‘real talk’ mode and group chats

Microsoft is also adding better memory, improvements to health queries, and a new Mico voice character. Microsoft is also adding better memory, improvements to health queries, and a new Mico voice ...