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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jpnc 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Was Microsoft nefarious when they deployed Clippy?

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

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layer8 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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

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duplessitous 4 hours ago | parent [-]

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

	▲	layer8 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		My point is that your argument regarding the average customer doesn’t seem to apply. But neither do I believe in a nefarious motive.