“Say please and thank you.”
When I first got an Apple HomePod that was powered by Siri, Apple’s AI personality, I was concerned about the speech I was modeling for my children. I’d bark at Siri, making short, impersonal demands. At the same time, I was resolved to teach my kids the basic manners of interaction, so I started saying “please” and “thank you” to Siri in hopes that it’d add another layer of reinforcement.
I regret that decision.
