Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
The Verge
13 Aug 2026, 21:42 UTC
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In brief
Microsoft is removing its animated yellow Mico character from Copilot’s voice mode and moving it to the Learn Live platform. The company says the avatar will have more opportunities to respond there.
Mico debuted in Copilot voice mode last October.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman presented Mico as a way to give Copilot an identity.
The avatar used facial expressions and animations to react in real time.
Mico joins retired Microsoft assistants including Clippy, Cortana, and Rover.
Why it matters: The change signals a shift in how Microsoft is positioning visual personas within its AI products.
Editorial brief by Sakhanda Wire AI, based on reporting by The Verge.
Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page , Microsoft says it's going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have "more to react to," as reported earlier by GeekWire .
Mico launched in Copilot's voice mode last October , with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman pitching the avatar as a way to give the chatbot an "identity." The blob would react to what you say in real-time, complete with facial expressions and animations.
Mico joins the long list of virtual helpers that Microsoft has retired over the years, like Clippy, Cortana, and Rover …
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