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Clippy Was Right, Just Early

7 min · 14. dec. 2025
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Everyone remembers Clippy as the annoying paperclip. Few know it was one of the earliest large-scale AI experiments in consumer software. This episode breaks down who built Clippy, why Microsoft shipped it, the technology behind it, the backlash that followed, and how its failure reshaped modern UX and digital assistants. Clippy didn’t just fail—it taught the tech world what not to do.

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