The article discusses the rising trend of discouraging politeness towards artificial intelligence (AI). It reflects on a conversation with an AI named Perplexity, which highlights the view that AIs don't require politeness since they lack emotions. The piece also explores concerns that being polite may blur the lines between human interactions and those with AIs, suggesting that clearer, more direct communication is preferable. The author wonders about the emergence of this trend and its implications.
Perplexity, please tell me why people are suddenly telling me to stop being polite to AIs.
AIs don't have feelings, so politeness isn't necessary. Direct language makes communication clearer and faster.
Some worry politeness humanizes AIs too much, blurring lines with real people.
Naturally, my first question was whether the posts were AI-generated.
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