Polite Phrases Cost Millions

April 29, 2025

The phrases 'Thank you' and 'Please' that users write to ChatGPT cost its creators millions of dollars. Due to the need to cool servers, generating each 'You're welcome' response uses about 40-50 ml of water. According to the head of OpenAI, processing simple words of politeness is a significant expense, but these costs are justified since friendly interaction with AI is 'also important'.