Rishi Sunak’s daughters say ‘thank you’ to chatbots. Should you be polite to AI?

Former UK PM Rishi Sunak shared at the India AI Impact Summit that his daughters are polite to AI chatbots, though he told them it's unnecessary and uses extra computing power. Studies show most users in the US and UK are polite to AI, believing it’s either habit, courtesy, or a safeguard for the future. Experts are divided: some say politeness to AI fosters better human habits and responses, while others warn it blurs lines between humans and machines and increases operational costs.