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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?

Serene Lee/Getty Images Richard Morris, Lincoln University, New Zealand Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your…

byRichard Morris

January 23, 2026