Every app has to have fucking AI now for some reason.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)
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    194 months ago

    You realise that this is because Microsoft spent billions of dollars on what amounts to a new version of “Clippy” and it’s just as helpful as the original.

    If you’re unfamiliar with the abomination, it’s a dumber version of Copilot.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Assistant

    • nifty
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      164 months ago

      a new version of “Clippy” and it’s just as helpful as the original.

      And somehow infinitely less charming

    • @guycls@lemmy.worldOP
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      124 months ago

      Oh, I’m somewhat familiar. Our school computer lab when setup had all windows 95 machines and I later got a xp at home so I got to play with office 2000 and such.

      Iirc it never was able to help me with something. I thought they put in a interactive mascot or something. Like a mini-game you can play with while typing a letter to your principal.

      Copilot has been little helpful sometimes though when I want to generate images of things made out of jeans.

      • Onno (VK6FLAB)
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        64 months ago

        Yeah, “Microsoft helpful”, not actually helpful.