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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah

​Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions in energy bills​

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.

But all that extra politeness is quietly costing OpenAI millions.

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