Clippy

Self-Checkout on the Outs, Google Search Kind of Sucks, and More

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Photo: Reshetnikov_art / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Don’t ring the funeral bells just yet, but the self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end. So far, the grand experiment in robot cashiers is an abject failure. Stores across the country are reversing course on the machines, and consensus is growing among analysts and insiders that self-checkout … Read more

You’ll Soon Have to Pay $20 a Month to Access Copilot’s Coolest Features

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Graphic: Microsoft My colleague Maxwell Zeff once described Microsoft Copilot as “if Clippy went to get his MBA.” Microsoft just announced a new premium subscription to its Copilot AI, which can be analogous to Clippy getting a PhD. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech Targeted at “power users and creators,” Copilot Pro … Read more

Google’s AI instruments embrace the dream of Clippy

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The phrases “it seems to be such as you’re writing a letter, would you want some assist with that?” didn’t seem at any level throughout Google’s current demo of its AI workplace suite instruments. However as I watched Aparna Pappu, Google’s Workspace chief, define the characteristic onstage at I/O, I used to be reminded of … Read more