Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costing OpenAI millions in energy bills
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ChatGPT is so convincingly human-like in its responses that it almost feels rude not to say 'please' and 'thank you' to the AI chatbot, especially when it's helping with a tricky email or prepping you for a job interview.
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