Users being polite to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions — Sam Altman

Date: 2025-04-21

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says users sending “please” and “thank you” messages to ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars.“Tens of millions of dollars well spent -- you never know,” Altman said on April 16 after being asked to estimate the cost on X.Source: Sam AltmanAltman’s response sparked discussion about what drives users to interact with AI models in a polite manner.Some AI users say they interact politely with the bots in case AI becomes sentient and starts treating people based on how they interacted with it in the past.Source: ZvbearOthers, such as engineer Carl Youngblood, claim they’re motivated to treat the AI well for personal development:“Treating AIs with courtesy is a moral imperative for me. I do it out of se...

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