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Mind your tone: Penn State Smeal student explores politeness in AI prompts
January 28, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:

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Mind your tone: Penn State Smeal student explores politeness in AI prompts

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -An undergraduate student in Penn State's Smeal College of Business wondered if manners mattered when interacting with generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT. With funding from the Rodney A. Erickson Discovery Grant, . . .

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