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> Hate that if you use Word for Mac, you now have Copilot next to your cursor with no way of turning it off.

They should put it in the bottom corner, next to an animated paperclip instead.

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>next to an animated paperclip instead.

Now that would be kinda funny, Clippy powered by modern AI

“It looks like you’re trying to build AGI! Need help taking over the world responsibly?”

"It looks like you think whatever I am doing with all this venture capital is AGI! Should I bother to correct you?"

I heard a description of Copilot as "What Microsoft thought Clippy should be". Thanks, but no thanks.

Ah yes, the real paperclip doomsday scenario. As was foretold.

Well, Copilot is an anagram of "Clip too", which is sort of like Clippy 2.0, or Clippy Too. Microsoft's really missing a trick here!

I'm 85% confident that a paperclip maximizer scenario will include Clippy in a way or another.

At least it would generate all kinds of memes and conspiracy. Much more entertaining and productive then Copilot.

"Turn off Clippy" "I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that."

It's honestly disappointing and somewhat strange that they didn't go this route. IP barriers?

Because _everyone hated it_. Now, it seems that everyone also hates copilot, but there is no point pre-dooming it by bringing the dread paperclip back from hell.

Wait, was this prophecy from a decade ago ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4taIpALfAo

I don't think Microsoft is at the level of making a meme out of the marketing flagship product yet. Maybe a joke on their Twitter.

I wish Microsoft would have the balls to do this. Meme it all the way. At least we'd get some good laughs out of it.

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