Should We Be Polite When Using ChatGPT?（2023）
This field note was written in early 2023, shortly after ChatGPT became widely accessible, at a time when prompt-based interaction was still being actively discovered rather than standardized. Prompt engineering has quickly become a widely discussed topic. Alongside collections of reproducible prompts—tested, shared, and refined by communities—there has also been an effort to provide theoretical guidance for users without a computer science background. It has become increasingly clear that prompting is not a peripheral skill, but a central operational capability in human–AI interaction. ...