Remember Clippy, a paperclip with floating eyes that served as Microsoft Office’s virtual assistant in the late ’90s and ...

Long before we were talking to AI assistants on smart devices, we had Clippy—the cheery, animated paperclip mascot of Microsoft Office, who’s definitely-not-at-all-annoying tips and contextual actions ...

"It looks like you’ve clicked on an article about 'Clippy.' Would you like to know more?" For a generation of Microsoft Office users, "Clippy’s" cheerful, if occasionally intrusive, pop-ups were an ...