Why Your ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Comes with a Hidden Cost

Person typing “Thank you, ChatGPT” on a phone beside a server room showing AI's hidden costs in money and energy.

In an age where we casually say “thank you” to our Alexa or politely type “please” into ChatGPT, a seemingly harmless habit has sparked a deeper debate. Should we really be polite to machines? And what’s the hidden cost—financially, environmentally, and socially—of adding those extra words? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently responded to a post … Read more