While not all cultures have a literal word for 'please' or 'thank you', they have other ways to signal gratitude and ...

I don’t always do it, but I do say “please” and “thank you” when talking to AI chatbots like ChatGPT. I use lots of words in those prompts, including appellatives like “Hey ChatGPT ...

I’ll start using please and thank you. Until then, I’m keeping my interactions with AI as short and limited as possible, and if that helps save the planet along the way then so much the better.