Your politeness toward ChatGPT is increasing OpenAI’s energy costs

Everyone’s heard the expression, “Politeness costs nothing,” but with the advent of AI chatbots, it may have to be revised. Just recently, someone on X wondered how much OpenAI spends on electricity at its data centers to process polite terms like “please” and “thank you” when people engage with its ChatGPT chatbot. To the poster’s […]

Apr 21, 2025 - 05:44

Your politeness toward ChatGPT is increasing OpenAI’s energy costs

Everyone’s heard the expression, “Politeness costs nothing,” but with the advent of AI chatbots, it may have to be revised. Just recently, someone on X wondered how much OpenAI spends on electricity at its data centers to process polite terms like “please” and “thank you” when people engage with its ChatGPT chatbot. To the poster’s […]