Facebook just reinvented Clippy

And, if the recently launched M suggestions is any indication, the coders at the social media giant look back on the panic-inducing anthropomorphized paperclip with a bizarre degree of fondness. SEE ALSO: Facebook's new emoji are finally available to everyone "M is your helpful assistant in Messenger, powered by artificial intelligence," reads an April 6 Facebook press release. "M offers suggestions by popping into an open conversation to suggest relevant content and capabilities to enrich the way people communicate and get things done." Basically, Facebook is stoked to yank intrusive helper-popups from the dustbin of history and plop them right onto your smartphone. The company has been testing M for some time, but today marks the release of the suggestions feature to all U.S. users of Messenger -- Facebook's chat app.