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I stopped saying thanks to ChatGPT - here's what happened

So, feeling curious and a little naive, I experimented. I stripped my prompts down to just instructions - no pleases, no thank yous, just blunt directives. But something felt off. My requests felt unnatural,

The article discusses an experiment where the author decided to stop saying "thanks" to ChatGPT to observe any changes in the AI's responses. Initially, the author noted that ChatGPT often responded with phrases like "You're welcome!" or "My pleasure!" when thanked. After ceasing to express gratitude, the author found that ChatGPT's responses remained polite and helpful, but lacked the specific acknowledgments of thanks. The experiment highlighted that while politeness cues from users might influence AI behavior in subtle ways, the core functionality and helpfulness of ChatGPT did not diminish. This led the author to reflect on the nature of politeness in human-AI interactions, suggesting that while AI can mimic human conversational norms, the emotional and social nuances of gratitude are not reciprocated in the same way by machines.

Read the Full TechRadar Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/i-stopped-saying-thanks-to-chatgpt-here-s-what-happened/ar-AA1A9fgA