Why Being Polite To ChatGPT Is Costing Millions

A playful question on X has uncovered the fact that our polite habits with AI models like ChatGPT may be quietly racking up major financial and environmental costs.

The Question That Sparked It All

This fact was revealed following a seemingly light-hearted post by X user @tomieinlove: “I wonder how much money OpenAI has lost in electricity costs from people saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to their models.”