Clippy Returns To Life As ‘Mico’

Microsoft has introduced “Mico”, a new animated avatar for its Copilot assistant that can be transformed into the classic Clippy paper clip, a light-hearted feature that sits within a much wider update focused on making AI more personal, expressive, and easier to use across Microsoft’s ecosystem.

What Microsoft Is Launching And When?

Mico is the new on-screen face of Copilot, designed to appear when users activate voice mode. The character is an animated, blob-like avatar that changes colour and expression during conversations, reacts to tone, and can be customised through a palette of colours and voice options. Microsoft says users can choose from eight voices with names such as Birch, Meadow, Rain, and Canyon, with a mix of British and American accents available. Mico can also be switched off entirely, meaning that voice interactions can still take place without any visual assistant.