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Do you say yo and thank you toAlexa?

And this new data comes at an interesting time, asAmazon’s big Alexa eventis tomorrow, February 25th.

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Some users even take their politeness to a humorous extreme.

The bot etiquette skeptics

Not everyone believes in extending social graces to artificial intelligence.

This segment of users seems to embrace the core reality of AI: It doesnt have feelings.

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Whats driving the AI attitude shift?

The increase in politeness towards AI could be due to several factors.

As humans, we are hardwired to be polite.From childhood, were taught to be polite when making requests.

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The more human-like the interaction, the more likely users are to default to typical social behavior.

Will AI models be built to respond better to courteous users?

Could AI-driven customer service prioritize helpfulness based on the politeness of the request?

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Either way, it’s evident that this trend in etiquette towards AI reveals something about us as humans.

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