According to a new survey, 86% of office workers are using “please” and “thank you” with AI — and you may need to, too. The poll of 2,000 U.S. AI-wielding office workers found two-thirds (64%) believe it’s important to show AI common courtesy, and (27%) say “please” and “thank you” every single time they use it. Commissioned by TripleTen and conducted by Talker Research, the study found one respondent believes courtesy is key because, “AI is more likely to respond in the correct way when you use words such as ‘please.’ Even if your prompt is not that great.” Others believe it’s to maintain character: “I don’t want to train myself to be rude even to a robot — it might carry over.” Multiple like-minded respondents believe courtesy literally improves AI output quality. “AI learns from me — I want it to model my manners,” explained one. The poll of 2,000 U.S.…