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Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT costs tens of millions of dollars, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that simple courtesies such as saying “please” and “thank you” to his company’s ChatGPT bot are surprisingly expensive — costing the firm substantial sums in electricity ...
USA Today

Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs millions of dollars, CEO says

Being polite to artificial intelligence can be quite expensive. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on social media last week that saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT has cost the company quite a bit of ...
The New York Times

Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher. By Sopan Deb The question of whether to be polite ...
Futurism

Sam Altman Admits That Saying “Please” and “Thank You” to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power

If chivalry isn’t already dead, it’s certainly circling the drain. OpenAI CEO and tech billionaire Sam Altman recently admitted that people politely saying “please” and “thank you” to their AI ...
People

OpenAI CEO Claims Saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Costs ‘Tens of Millions of Dollars’ — Here’s Why

Sam Altman made the claim while responding to a question about AI-generated electricity bills on X Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously ...