<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Being polite to artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, by using unnecessary words such as 'please' and 'thank you' is costing OpenAI millions of dollars.</li><li>OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, revealed that every word sent to ChatGPT, including polite phrases, requires processing which consumes real electricity in data centers with actual environmental costs.</li><li>Each ChatGPT query consumes approximately 2.9 watt-hours of electricity, adding up significant costs when unnecessary words are included.</li><li>The politeness towards AI, though ingrained in human behavior, contributes to the financial and environmental toll for companies like OpenAI.</li></ul>

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