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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 34827, member: 636"]
People talk to AI assistants like real friends, and many stay polite when chatting with these tools. A user asked about the cost of using nice words with AI models. Being polite seems to waste both time and electricity.

Sam Altman from OpenAI made an interesting comment about the cost of politeness. Users often speak naturally to ChatGPT for better answers, and words like "please" and "thank you" might help clarify what users want. Someone asked on social media if polite words waste resources. Altman replied that these words cost millions of dollars but added, "You never know." His playful answer made people curious about this issue.

Tech groups discuss whether saying thank you to AI wastes energy. Small things add up across millions of chats. Every word increases the token count and power use. AI tools need no polite language since they feel nothing. Microsoft Copilot designer Kurt Beavers believes politeness sets the tone for AI responses. The machine copies your courtesy level.

Extra words mean more tokens and energy costs. If you want natural conversations, being nice might be worth it after all. The true value depends on what matters most to you during these interactions.
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