stop saying “please” to an LLM. It does not have any feelings.
Yes, but I still prefer a nice tone. Like why should I change my manners just because it has no feelings? If anything the statistic predicts a friendlier answer when I say "please".
It's a probabilistic generator. If you set the tone of the conversation it will follow it.
Try inserting a few jokes, puns etc into a conversation and you'll see that it responds kn kind.
Just like if you ask highly specific technical questions, it responds using highly technical language. If you ask questions in legalese it responds using precise legal terms.
That's what happens when a token predictor has a conversation: it can't have any tone other than what you give it.
So continue saying please, and you'll have more pleasant conversations.
In my opinion its just psychological hygiene. Even though its just a statistical predictor, treating it harshly just conditions me in treating other entities also harsh.
Try inserting a few jokes, puns etc into a conversation and you'll see that it responds kn kind.
A couple days ago I was setting up new SSH keys encrypted with Ubikey but because I feared losing them and lock me out I evaluated some backup plan with 2FA. Turned out in in my homelab arent that much alternative options, a fingerprint without Linux drivers, an old Galaxy S9 on pmOS without working camera etc. After some ruling out many solutions I proposed a butthole recognition because your butt is in your pants where a face can be recorded by security cams. It recognized the joke and honestly it wasnt the worst answer. It's reply felt like your CEO makes a really bad joke and you have to answer something in order to avoid awkward silence.
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It's a probabilistic generator. If you set the tone of the conversation it will follow it.
Try inserting a few jokes, puns etc into a conversation and you'll see that it responds kn kind.
Just like if you ask highly specific technical questions, it responds using highly technical language. If you ask questions in legalese it responds using precise legal terms.
That's what happens when a token predictor has a conversation: it can't have any tone other than what you give it.
So continue saying please, and you'll have more pleasant conversations.
In my opinion its just psychological hygiene. Even though its just a statistical predictor, treating it harshly just conditions me in treating other entities also harsh.
A couple days ago I was setting up new SSH keys encrypted with Ubikey but because I feared losing them and lock me out I evaluated some backup plan with 2FA. Turned out in in my homelab arent that much alternative options, a fingerprint without Linux drivers, an old Galaxy S9 on pmOS without working camera etc. After some ruling out many solutions I proposed a butthole recognition because your butt is in your pants where a face can be recorded by security cams. It recognized the joke and honestly it wasnt the worst answer. It's reply felt like your CEO makes a really bad joke and you have to answer something in order to avoid awkward silence.