From “Clippy” to Copilot Clippy was an early attempt at products that eventually evolved into modern examples like Microsoft’s current flagship, Copilot.

Now, Microsoft is testing another virtual assistant. While it's not quite Clippy 2.0, the new Copilot Appearance experiment from Copilot Labs is definitely giving major Clippy vibes.

For a generation of Microsoft Office users, "Clippy’s" cheerful, if occasionally intrusive, pop-ups were an iconic part of using a Microsoft computer in the late '90s.