Saying 'Please' and 'Thank You' to ChatGPT has become a problem! Sam Altman reveals - that crores are wasted every year.

Sam Altman on ChatGPT: If you use words like 'Please' and 'Thank You' while talking to ChatGPT, then you are not alone. But it is possible that this politeness of yours is costing OpenAI more than expected. Recently, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that due to the politeness of the users, the company has to bear the cost of electricity worth "dozens of millions of dollars" every year.

Users' reaction to X

On X (formerly Twitter), a user @tomieinlove jokingly asked whether the company is bearing any special expense on these 'polite chats'? To this, Altman replied, “Dozens of millions of dollars — but a good expense.” He also added, “You never know…” Altman’s statement points to how people start treating even non-sentient AI like humans. Even if there is no real human in front of them, words like “please” and “thank you” become part of the conversation. These habits show how important AI tools have become in our daily lives.

These words cost a lot.

Behind every small “thank you” works a powerful AI model that needs a huge amount of electricity to run. Data centers not only do computing but also need a huge cooling system to keep the heating hardware cool. As the use of AI is increasing, its impact on the environment is also increasing.

Premium users and 'expensive words'

For information, let us tell you that for those who use the paid version of ChatGPT, every word, even "thank you", has a different price. Because these services have token-based billing, that is, the more the words, the more the cost. Although people may be shocked to hear about this additional electricity cost, Altman says that this is a necessary investment that helps in making AI more natural and human.

Social media stir

After this information about Altman came to the fore, users on social media have given funny and sarcastic reactions. Someone wrote, "If AI starts ruling in the future, then perhaps it will spare only those who always showed humility." Another user, citing films like 'Terminator' and 'Matrix', said, "Maybe Skynet will remember that we were humble!"