Likely Normal

Microsoft has an odd fascination with naming their assistants words that begin with “C.”  Cortana, Copilot, and Clippy.  Remember Clippy, Microsoft’s eternally optimistic paperclip that haunted our Word documents like a helpful ghost with zero social awareness? “It looks like you’re writing a strongly worded email to HR! Need help making it worse?” Now, imagine resurrecting that digital menace and arming it with modern AI. The result? A sentient office assistant that won’t shut up, won’t go away, and definitely knows too much. It’s not too far fetched. Their repositories are probably near one another if they are organized alphabetically.  It just takes one misplaced post and the apocalypse begins.

Today’s tech giants are desperate to slap AI onto anything with nostalgia value, logic be damned. “What if Clippy, but LLM?” they whisper, like mad scientists ignoring every warning sign. Suddenly, your Excel spreadsheet is interrupted by a chatty paperclip analyzing your data and your life choices: It looks like you’re fudging your quarterly numbers! Want me to generate a more convincing lie?

The scariest part? We’re doing this with everything. “AI-powered” Minesweeper that judges your strategy. ChatGPT integrated into Windows 95 emulators (for some reason). Even Bonzi Buddy is probably plotting a comeback as a quirky AI companion that steals your data and your will to live.