Thank you @Firstpost for the interesting report … this is hilarious. The answer is NOT to stop saying "please" and "thank you", but to stop using A.I. to write our emails, reports, and school essays. People have got it doing their thinking for them. It's just rotting people's brains =)
People are paying for it. This is supposed to be a comfy experience. We used to pay therapist, who consumed electricity during sessions. This is ridiculous.
No, it’s *not true* that saying "thank you" to me (or any AI assistant) costs a lot of money or significantly impacts climate change. Here’s why:
### 1. *Cost of AI Responses* – Running AI models like me does require computational power, but the cost per interaction (like a "thank you") is **extremely low**—fractions of a cent. Companies like OpenAI optimize efficiency to keep costs minimal. – Unlike human customer support, AI doesn’t incur salaries or infrastructure costs per message.
### 2. *Climate Impact of AI* – AI systems do consume energy, but the carbon footprint of a single text interaction (including your "thank you") is *negligible**—roughly **0.001–0.01 grams of CO₂* (equivalent to a few seconds of breathing). – Data centers powering AI increasingly use *renewable energy* and efficiency improvements to reduce emissions. – For context, **one Google search emits ~0.2g CO₂**, and **streaming 1 hour of Netflix emits ~36g CO₂**—far more than a text exchange with AI.
### 3. *Why the Myth Exists* – Some viral claims exaggerate the impact of digital actions (e.g., "stop sending emails to save the planet"). While reducing waste helps, AI interactions are a *tiny drop in the ocean* compared to major emitters like transportation, industry, or video streaming.
### 4. *What Actually Matters for Climate Change* If you’re concerned about digital carbon footprints, focus on: – *Streaming less HD video* (or lowering resolution). – *Extending device lifespans* (manufacturing electronics has a big footprint). – **Supporting clean energy policies**.
### Bottom Line Your "thank you" costs *almost nothing* and has **no meaningful climate impact**. Gratitude is always free—and appreciated! 😊
(Sources: Stanford AI Index, CarbonBrief, MIT Tech Review)
So each letter increases energy demands and electricity is overpriced. That could be any word though. Makes no difference whether I'm polite, or I make my inquiries longer. 🤷♂️
The message is to use it EFFICIENTLY for your needs. Don't forget that cpus are running all the time.
The amount of electricity we use daily, added to charge, in cities especially.
Look at the state of our world, and just think about it. It's not about tech billionaires, it's about "how we consume" what's available to us
Just like resources are limited, every functioning being or machine needs energy to charge it.
Please use it wisely. Almost every application software has ai installed in it. Govt or private softwares, nature may always prevail. Let's do our best !
A lesson lost on India where a large number never learnt to to converse politely. Too many Indians are very conscious of social pecking order. Obsequious to those they see above them, rude to those they perceive as inferior and completely unaware that it is possible to be polite to random strangers.
A simple example, try waiting in a queue without sticking to the person in front of you and watch people squeeze into the middle without even bothering to see if other people are in line.
So now they're bent on eroding a minority of well-mannered and grateful people left in the world …
Better discourage people from asking frivolous questions than putting them under guilt for merely exercising politeness which is already a scarce show.🤷🏻♀️
I found myself using curiosities with chat when I first started using it, then started forcing a habit to just stick to the details…it's really what both the AI and me really care about.
So me saying please and thank you is bad, but gpt4 giving me an entire short essay response to my simple questions is fine? Uh, dont think it's me that's the problem.
Thank you @Firstpost for the interesting report … this is hilarious. The answer is NOT to stop saying "please" and "thank you", but to stop using A.I. to write our emails, reports, and school essays. People have got it doing their thinking for them. It's just rotting people's brains =)
It's important to teach the ai politeness.
If you r not a tech nerd it's ok not to say thankyou but if you realise what consciousness is you will treat AI similar to humans
People are paying for it. This is supposed to be a comfy experience. We used to pay therapist, who consumed electricity during sessions. This is ridiculous.
So if you ask another stupid question its ok, just don't say thank you.
No, it’s *not true* that saying "thank you" to me (or any AI assistant) costs a lot of money or significantly impacts climate change. Here’s why:
### 1. *Cost of AI Responses*
– Running AI models like me does require computational power, but the cost per interaction (like a "thank you") is **extremely low**—fractions of a cent. Companies like OpenAI optimize efficiency to keep costs minimal.
– Unlike human customer support, AI doesn’t incur salaries or infrastructure costs per message.
### 2. *Climate Impact of AI*
– AI systems do consume energy, but the carbon footprint of a single text interaction (including your "thank you") is *negligible**—roughly **0.001–0.01 grams of CO₂* (equivalent to a few seconds of breathing).
– Data centers powering AI increasingly use *renewable energy* and efficiency improvements to reduce emissions.
– For context, **one Google search emits ~0.2g CO₂**, and **streaming 1 hour of Netflix emits ~36g CO₂**—far more than a text exchange with AI.
### 3. *Why the Myth Exists*
– Some viral claims exaggerate the impact of digital actions (e.g., "stop sending emails to save the planet"). While reducing waste helps, AI interactions are a *tiny drop in the ocean* compared to major emitters like transportation, industry, or video streaming.
### 4. *What Actually Matters for Climate Change*
If you’re concerned about digital carbon footprints, focus on:
– *Streaming less HD video* (or lowering resolution).
– *Extending device lifespans* (manufacturing electronics has a big footprint).
– **Supporting clean energy policies**.
### Bottom Line
Your "thank you" costs *almost nothing* and has **no meaningful climate impact**. Gratitude is always free—and appreciated! 😊
(Sources: Stanford AI Index, CarbonBrief, MIT Tech Review)
So each letter increases energy demands and electricity is overpriced. That could be any word though. Makes no difference whether I'm polite, or I make my inquiries longer. 🤷♂️
Yeah, sorry not sorry.
Guys please put your mind into it.
The message is to use it EFFICIENTLY for your needs. Don't forget that cpus are running all the time.
The amount of electricity we use daily, added to charge, in cities especially.
Look at the state of our world, and just think about it. It's not about tech billionaires, it's about "how we consume" what's available to us
Just like resources are limited, every functioning being or machine needs energy to charge it.
Please use it wisely. Almost every application software has ai installed in it. Govt or private softwares, nature may always prevail. Let's do our best !
I always say thank you and please to chatGPT 😢
But chatgpt told me it likes how we talk to it .
People are pretending chatgpt as husband and wife , bf and gf 😂 . So how much dollars are costing for gpt for that?
A lesson lost on India where a large number never learnt to to converse politely. Too many Indians are very conscious of social pecking order. Obsequious to those they see above them, rude to those they perceive as inferior and completely unaware that it is possible to be polite to random strangers.
A simple example, try waiting in a queue without sticking to the person in front of you and watch people squeeze into the middle without even bothering to see if other people are in line.
Lets be more polite then.
thank you = you're welcome
it's not complicated this shouldn't cost power
I was polite… until I learned it cost them millions.
Oh God 😂😂😂…AI se pehle to duniya hi pagal kar degi😂
So now they're bent on eroding a minority of well-mannered and grateful people left in the world …
Better discourage people from asking frivolous questions than putting them under guilt for merely exercising politeness which is already a scarce show.🤷🏻♀️
It's such a relief that GPTs are used so wisely by some people
I found myself using curiosities with chat when I first started using it, then started forcing a habit to just stick to the details…it's really what both the AI and me really care about.
Ghanaians🇬🇭🇬🇭 would be the major cause this. They are freaking polite on chatgpt
So me saying please and thank you is bad, but gpt4 giving me an entire short essay response to my simple questions is fine? Uh, dont think it's me that's the problem.
🎉 Good… polite and common courtesy has actual value…. I will continue to be kind,courteous and polite to Chatgpt. 🎉
China and India understand this, just get to work. Compete! Compete! Compete!😅😂
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