India, April 21 -- In a world where ChatGPT is practically a household name and AI is embedded into every crevice of life, we've all started treating these chatbots like friends, as entities who deserve a 'Please' and 'Thank you' for every query asked and answered. But here's something to muse on: What if being polite to your AI is actually doing more harm than good? Turns out, those little pleasantries might be contributing to the climate crisis more than you think, according to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

According to a study in late 2024, 67% of US respondents said they are consciously polite to their AI chatbots. More than half (55%) of them reported doing it because, well, it just feels like the right thing to do. 12% confessed they ...