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70% of people are polite to AI


Most of us are nice, but some only out of fear

"It is encouraging to see that users feel that being polite to AI-powered assistants is the right thing to do," says Ben Wood, Chief Analyst at CCS Insight. "This is not a new direction, and it’s worth noting that Amazon introduced a ‘politeness feature’ called Magic Word back in 2018, which encouraged children to say “please and thank you” by acknowledging use of the terms." Opting for politeness as a way to keep AI on side is fear mongering at its finest, but we’ve all seen 2001: A Space Odyssey …”

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