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How to explain AI politeness to children without confusing them about respect

My daughter keeps asking me why we don't have to say please and thank you to Alexa and I realized I have no good answer that doesn't make me sound like a hypocrite.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The inconsistency between teaching human courtesy and dismissing AI courtesy reveals unexamined assumptions about consciousness and moral consideration.

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