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Research says being rude to ChatGPT makes it more efficient — I ran a politeness test to find out – November 2025

Author/Source: Dale Fox See the full link here

Takeaway

This article talks about a study suggesting that being rude to AI like ChatGPT might make it work better. The author did their own simple test to see if this was true. You’ll learn what the author found when they tried being polite and rude to ChatGPT.

Technical Subject Understandability

Beginner

Analogy/Comparison

Talking to an AI model like ChatGPT is a bit like giving instructions to a new assistant; sometimes being very direct gets the job done faster than being overly polite.

Why It Matters

How we talk to AI models could change how well they help us. The author’s test showed that being polite didn’t make ChatGPT perform better, and sometimes being direct might actually get better results, like when asking for a simple list or quick information.

Related Terms

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