Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. Here's a ...

Think that Microsoft Office’s Clippy was a joke? Microsoft didn’t–Google Patents holds proof of the serious effort that the company poured into ever-unpopular animated “helpers” like Clippy, Microsoft ...

It seems nary a day can pass without someone trying to cram AI where it wasn't before. Google's latest attempt to justify spending billions on a Chinese room machine is the Play Games Sidekick. It's a ...

Microsoft's Clippy has been resurrected for a cameo appearance in the company's latest Copilot update, which broadly aims to make its AI assistant more friendly, warm, and human-centered in its ...

Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character ...

As an elder millennial, I remember Clippy well. I don't remember Microsoft Office's animated paperclip fondly, but I'll never forget him. The rarely helpful assistant would pop up to make suggestions ...

AI always reminds me of Clippy, the infamous talking paperclip added to Microsoft Office in the '90s. This little guy frustrated users, was based on a faulty understanding of how people want to use ...

FPS A quote that somehow feels like the final nail in the coffin of the console wars: 'We're able to honor the Halo legacy on PlayStation' AI Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' ...

The cloud-filled background is calming, but those shoe charms throw these Crocs into the realm of an SNL skit. Crocs are an infamously ugly shoe style that was listed on Time's 50 worst inventions.