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Priyanca Rajput

Research says being 'rude' to ChatGPT makes it more efficient — I ran a politeness test to find out

Using ChatGPT.

Naturally, it feels like we should be polite to AI. If it does eventually take over, we want to be in its good books, right?

Well, a recent study from Pennsylvania State University claims the opposite is true, at least for yielding better results with your prompts.

Researchers there tested how different tones, ranging from 'Very Polite' to 'Very Rude,' affected ChatGPT‑4o’s accuracy on 50 multiple‑choice questions across math, science and history.

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