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Really, none? Was Microsoft nefarious when they deployed Clippy? I feel like there is an incredibly obvious reason that is not nefarious at all: the average consumer likes cute things

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> Was Microsoft nefarious when they deployed Clippy?

Yes. It was predictive programming for getting (paper)clipped by AI.

The average consumer doesn’t have a $100+ ChatGPT Pro subscription though.

Isn't that a vote for 'not nefarious' as they are not deploying it widely across their user base? Unclear on the point

My point is that your argument regarding the average customer doesn’t seem to apply. But neither do I believe in a nefarious motive.

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