expressive avatar

Microsoft’s Copilot just got a face — and a personality — with the introduction of Mico, a shape-shifting avatar designed to make voice interactions feel more expressive, empathetic, and, intentionally or not, a little nostalgic. Announced by Microsoft as part of a broad Copilot update on...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot update turns up the friendliness dial while drawing a hard safety line: expressive avatars, longer memory, group chats and a new “Real Talk” tone arrive alongside an explicit company policy that Copilot will not be a platform for romantic or erotic AI companionship...