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Now, the virtual assistant is seemingly back from the Microsoft Graveyard.

In a surprising yet fun turn of events, an avid developer recently shareda project dubbed AI-Snip on Reddit.

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According to Developer Yannik Keller:

“I found this to be super useful for everyday use.

Anytime I do not understand anything, I just make a screenshot and get it explained.

It can do other things as well such as translation or custom prompts.”

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The project has sparked interest on Reddit, with multiple users sharing nostalgic memories of the virtual office assistant.

“It’s a great idea,” another user added.

“I’m surprised Microsoft isn’t promoting something fun like this.”

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The project isreminiscent of Google’s Circle to Search feature on Android phones.

More details about the highlighted region will be presented in real time.

It’s also possible to run AI-Snip on Linux.

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