ChatGPT is making us weird

The other day, my family group chat lit up when I posed a question about whether it’s important to say “please” and “thank you” to ChatGPT when asking it to conduct a niche search or plan out an itinerary.

My mother, ever a stickler for manners, said she makes a conscious choice to behave in this way. A choice she said she makes to “keep myself human.”

Another loved one later admitted she’s been leaning on the chatbot for guidance as she navigates a tricky moment in…