Dossier
Clippy
Coverage of Clippy in the Nexus archive.
- OpenAI introduces AI-generated pets for its Codex app
OpenAI has introduced AI-generated pets for its Codex app, drawing comparisons to Microsoft's Clippy but emphasizing their usefulness. The feature aims to enhance user interaction through virtual companions.
- Microsoft gives your Word documents an AI co-author you didn’t ask for
Microsoft introduces agentic Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, enabling the AI to autonomously make document edits without explicit user requests. The feature is compared to the 1990s-era Clippy assistant, raising questions about user control and AI overreach.