Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob

Microsoft introduced Mico last October as “your AI companion.” It’s now exiting Copilot’s core voice experience. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft has spent decades putting characters into its software and then sending them off into retirement. Now joining Bob, Clippy and Cortana in the great recycle bin in the sky: Mico.  The animated artificial...