to say please and thank you when talking to ChatGPT?

[Holsandcritters]

I feel rude not to!

When the computers take over, your kindness will be noted

I do that too. I think it makes ChatGPT be polite back!

YABU. AI uses up way too much energy as it is.

I say thank you to Siri because I am speaking. I type please to chat GPT. I did hear lately ( from an unsubstantiated source) that being polite to ai is worse for the environment and that it takes more energy from the computer servers. Now I can’t win.

Exactly THIS! Call me paranoid …

I have always said thank you my Alexa.
But I also apologize to my kids stuffies if knock them over.

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.

I don't disagree with you at all, but try telling it to those eminent people debating the "rights' of AI at the moment.

Apparently it costs them money every time you say please or thank you 😂

What’s a few more millions of gallons of water so long as you’re all jolly friendly?

And it costs the rest of us in water and energy.