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Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
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Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
#12Yes, I am. While I am fully aware the current set of AIs don't have feelings or a consciousness as we know it, I can't help but anthropomorphize them, so I'm polite and even catch myself thanking them sometimes.
Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
#13No, I don't talk to it like it is a person.
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#14I often use "please" and "thank you". I'm not sure why, since I don't treat other inanimate objects this way. I just feel odd writing something curtly or rudely.
Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
#15Yes, because those are good habits to maintain for dealing with people.
I doubt it matters in terms of efficacy.
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#16I often use "please" and "thank you". I'm not sure why, since I don't treat other inanimate objects this way. I just feel odd writing something curtly or rudely.
Its because we incorrectly conflate language with intelligence, which is why so many people are ok with cruelty toward non-verbal animals, and which is also why we delusionally call LLMs "AI" when they are nothing of the sort.
Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
#17I often use "please" and "thank you". I'm not sure why, since I don't treat other inanimate objects this way. I just feel odd writing something curtly or rudely.
I do anthropomorphize other things like builds, etc. I guess it's natural.
Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
#18Yes, polite, but direct. I'm just an occasional user, though. I haven't done tests back and forth to see whether I get better results by using a different tone in my messages, so I stick with what's comfortable for me personally.
Re: Ask HN: Are You Polite to AI?
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#20Losing good habits and forming bad ones is easier than losing bad habits and forming good ones, so I am very polite when I interact with AI. Wouldn't want to slip up and be impolite when chatting with normal humans.