Good morning. Should you speak politely to a chatbot?
Half of Americans think so, according to a recent survey by Talker Research. (And a quarter of Americans think absolutely otherwise. Yowza.)
My favorite stat among the findings? That 4 in 10 Americans believe that past behavior to AI agents will one day be taken into account.
Scene: Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “Denied because you were a bit huffy with Siri when she couldn’t dig up the right phone number. To the bad place.” —Andrew Nusca
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