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Podcast: thinkfuture: technology, philosophy and the future
Episode: 1091 SHOULD YOU SAY PLEASE TO YOUR AI? THE POLITENESS DEBATE
Description: In this episode of "ThinkFuture," I dive into a hot topic from AIDaily.us: should you be polite to your AI? I share how I’ve always said “please” and “thank you” to bots like ChatGPT, feeling like I get better responses—though a friend thought I was nuts. Two articles caught my eye: one says being polite wastes electricity since AI has to process extra words, while the other argues it keeps us a polite society. I’m Team Politeness! With AI and humans blending seamlessly in our daily chats, I think we should default to being nice to everyone—en...