Richard Morris - Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand
INTRO: Most of us have used Chatbots. They are pretty much a staple of online life - whether we like it or not. And we are aware that AI programs like ChatGPT use a lot of resources to run. But does typing “please” and “thanks” really add to energy usage? RTRFM’s Allan Boyd spoke with an expert…
Conversation Article: Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy? - January 15, 2026
