
Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot’s voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it’s going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have « more to react to, » as reported earlier by GeekWire.
Mico launched in Copilot’s voice mode last October, with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman pitching the avatar as a way to give the chatbot an « identity. » The blob would react to what you say in real-time, complete with facial expressions and animations.
Mico joins the long list of virtual helpers that Microsoft has retired over the years, like Clippy, Cortana, and Rover …