Somehow Clippy is back, thanks to Firecube and the rise of AI.
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The rise of artificial intelligence technology has spawned a number of strange creations on the Internet, leaving many consumers outside the tech industry wondering what practical applications these services offer. increase. According to a PCWorld article, now a rogue developer has resurrected his former Microsoft mascot, Clippit (best known by his nickname “Clippy”), in the form of his AI program, which can be used for documents and It is said to help and infuriate all your spreadsheet needs.
The anthropomorphic paperclip mascot was first introduced in Microsoft Office 97 as a flashy yet simple means of helping digital novices understand the basics of the layout of the Office suite.
The arrival of Clippy AI may serve as an outrage-inducing nostalgia check for internet users in the late 90s and early 2000s, but the digital assistant is really just a front-end to ChatGPT.
Developed by Firecube software engineers, the original Microsoft mascot is not endorsed by the original company and is not included in Microsoft Office Suite packages developed after 2001. Firecube has a long history of developing competitive, unique and challenging applications and AI plugins. Official Microsoft products such as Mica, FlowPad and Acrylic. Each works as a replacement for MS Paint.
Clippy AI utilizes all the original tricks that made Clippy so attractive and/or furious to Microsoft users decades ago. With his trademark “groucho” eyebrows and distorted laughter produced by the wide-eyed mascot’s contorted body, he continues to quietly judge and insult his users’ nightmares in the early days of the Internet with laughter tenacity. increase. duck hunt dog.
Affixed to the user’s desktop, the mascot sits on a rolling magic carpet made of sheet paper that is lined, asks for basic ability to understand basic computing concepts, or verifies words that weren’t misspelled in the first place. You can correct the spell check. .
This Clippy AI has not been formally endorsed by Microsoft in any way, but it’s not the first time a paperclip has been brought back from the dead to be considered useful. After Clippy was phased out by his computer company in 2001, he was revived for just one day in an official presentation in March 2019.
It’s unclear exactly why they took this stance, but Microsoft’s so-called “brand police” have a lot of potential uses to send instant messages to other Microsoft users through Github. We took swift action against the use of Clippy in sticker attachments and turned users away. I’m confused by the lack of communication within the company.
Programs powered by the new Clippy AI are free, but require an API key to identify you and link your application directly to your account. This could be a major annoyance to consumers, especially in 2019 with the highly litigious Brand Police who did not allow official Microsoft companies to continue using their own mascots.
Perhaps Clippy knows state secrets, nuclear codes, or the location of buried bodies, but one thing is certain. Someone very powerful wants this bug-eyed anthropomorphic paperclip dead and buried, and is willing to do whatever it takes to see this execution done.
