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Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 16/06/2026 10:58

PinkMagnoliaTree · 16/06/2026 08:53

I can't just switch my manners off can I?

i talk to it like I talk in real life so it's peppered with phrases I use all the time! I just asked it and she (!) said she doesn't mind but appreciates it when I call her a fanny. So there you go 😂

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What do you mean you can't switch off your manners?

Are you genuinely incapable of adapting your speech (or writing) to suit your audience? Do you communicate with everyone - adults, babies, dogs, friends, enemies, bosses, strangers, machines - in exactly the same way?

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Holsandcritters · 16/06/2026 10:50

SixtySomething · 16/06/2026 10:43

Heartless!
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She’ll be first on their list come the robot revolution

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SixtySomething · 16/06/2026 10:43

ExOptimist · 16/06/2026 01:50

I think that's bizarre. Do you thank your car, your TV or kettle? AI isn't a person, you don't need to interact with it as if it is. You're just telling it to perform functions rather than using buttons, it isn't sentient, you don't need to talk to it as if it's alive.

Heartless!
🤯

Jane143 · 16/06/2026 10:05

I always say please and thank you and when then give a really good explanation of something I am really appreciative in my reply. Call me stupid but I don’t understand why this is bad for the environment, at least is it any worse than the power used to go on Mumsnet or any other internet site?

WaltzingWaters · 16/06/2026 10:02

DH despises Alexa as he always used to say please to her and she’d never listen to him, always ignored him or said “I don’t know how to help you with that”. Whereas I’d just get to the point without a please and she’d do it straight away.

Katiesaidthat · 16/06/2026 09:58

pfffffffffffffffffff 😂people are nuts.

CokeinBottles · 16/06/2026 09:41

I'm always polite to Chatgpt. Apparently politeness tends to get you better quality responses https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14531

I also think that, if you get into the habit of barking rude instructions as chatgpt, this might seep into the rest of your life and you end up coarsening your interactions with humans as well as non-humans.

(I'm also hopeful of better treatment from our AI overlords, natch.)

Should We Respect LLMs? A Cross-Lingual Study on the Influence of Prompt Politeness on LLM Performance

We investigate the impact of politeness levels in prompts on the performance of large language models (LLMs). Polite language in human communications often garners more compliance and effectiveness, while rudeness can cause aversion, impacting response...

https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14531

Incandescentangel · 16/06/2026 09:36

ExOptimist · 16/06/2026 01:50

I think that's bizarre. Do you thank your car, your TV or kettle? AI isn't a person, you don't need to interact with it as if it is. You're just telling it to perform functions rather than using buttons, it isn't sentient, you don't need to talk to it as if it's alive.

Even though I know AI isn’t sentient, I feel guilty if I ask Alexa to tell me a story (to send me to sleep) and I choose Audible when she says “Would you like me to tell you a story or would you like an Audible story?”

Swiftie1878 · 16/06/2026 09:31

anotherdaytosmile · 16/06/2026 00:00

When the computers take over, your kindness will be noted

That’s my thought process too. I also always say please and thank you to Alexa (although, the other day I did call her ‘bloody useless’, so my mask may have slipped 😂😂)

Plasticdreams · 16/06/2026 09:28

https://youtube.com/shorts/rVlmbhwn0RM?is=vhMNZdhrWEjQ34XR

I saw this a while ago by Hannah Fry about why we should say please and thank you to AI

Before you continue to YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/rVlmbhwn0RM?is=vhMNZdhrWEjQ34XR

GrandHighPoohbah · 16/06/2026 09:23

I do, but I also thank my dishwasher and the cash machine so am probably not the best person to ask! 😂

JacketPotatoFoodOfTheGods · 16/06/2026 09:03

Chatty Petey!

https://www.tiktok.com/@mamakay10000/video/7637236398130613526

CamilleBeauchamp · 16/06/2026 08:59

Yes, because it may be a computer, but I am a human. 🤷‍♀️

(I've ticked that box many a time to say I am not a robot...) 😁

MrsOni · 16/06/2026 08:54

Of course not. I don't thank my toaster either.

PinkMagnoliaTree · 16/06/2026 08:53

I can't just switch my manners off can I?

i talk to it like I talk in real life so it's peppered with phrases I use all the time! I just asked it and she (!) said she doesn't mind but appreciates it when I call her a fanny. So there you go 😂

A858 · 16/06/2026 08:51

I once asked ChatGPT if it would like me say please and thank you, or if it’s detrimental for their efficiency and energy use. It said that it makes no difference because it is programmed to only process relevant information. It also said it appreciated me being so thoughtful 😅

ThePalla · 16/06/2026 08:44

Current version of ChatGPT is so patronising I can barely remain polite to it. Google ai is much more intelligent.

Chersfrozenface · 16/06/2026 08:41

I doubt whether anyone says 'please' and 'thank you' when doing a Google search.

Looking for information through an AI programme is exactly the same thing. Just because you're phrasing your search terms as a question doesn't mean you have to "be polite".

ScratchyPants · 16/06/2026 08:35

I don't want to believe that posts like this are real. I don't want to believe that we've fallen this far as humans. I refuse to believe it.

Loulou4022 · 16/06/2026 08:28

I haven’t used chat CPT but I always say please and thank you to Alexa if that counts!

HelpMeGetThrough · 16/06/2026 07:26

It has no feelings, it’s just a piece of software, why bother.

AmazingGreatAunt · 16/06/2026 07:19

I started out being polite BUT, after some analysis, concluded that I was just effecting a database query, so I stopped.
My active use of AI has lessened quite significantly as it is everywhere now, whether I like it or not, learning and collecting data.
I do try not to join the dots for it, for example, by not using Google or Apple to sign into things automatically, but not sure if that is an effective strategy.
It is important to remember that you are not interacting with a human being, but with a huge set of data, that is growing by the second and is programmed to respond in a certain way, not necessarily truthful, but believable and patronising.

mellongoose · 16/06/2026 06:29

I remember having this conversation with a colleague last year and we were both polite! Standards slop if I’m in a rush though!

bronnibro · 16/06/2026 05:59

I do most of the time unless im in a rush! They are learning from us.... apparently! So yeah I always say can you help me with...😂 I know you don't have to buy why not doesn't take any extra time

Zanatdy · 16/06/2026 05:18

At first. Then realised its just pointless