Chatbots Aren't Sentient, but You Should Be Nice to Them Anyway
Briefly

Developers and users tend to use polite language like 'please' and 'thanks' while interacting with advanced AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, due to their human-like communication abilities.
The integration of AI chatbots like ChatGPT in daily life, such as Apple's partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT with Siri, is making polite interaction with AI more common and important.
The sophistication of AI chatbots like ChatGPT is blurring the lines between man and machine, as they can communicate naturally with human-like voices, leading to a shift in how people engage with AI.
Engaging politely with AI like ChatGPT is highlighted humorously, with a running joke suggesting that being nice to the chatbot might prevent negative outcomes in a hypothetical AI uprising.
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