When I ask Copilot something, the response usually starts with “Great question!”, followed by emojis and encouraging words that gently pet my fragile ego. Pretty much anything seems to pass for a “good question”, so if my questions are able to surpass that exceedingly low standard, I no longer feel very confident about their quality.
Am I the only one feeling this way? Anyone else noticing how excessive encouragement can have the opposite effect?
Speaking of treating LLMs as people, I’ve noticed that my response style switches depending on the situation. For example, when an LLM asks an overly chatty and pointless follow-up question that derails the entire conversation, I can just simply ignore that. When a human does the same, I tend to address that in some way out of politeness. When it comes to LLM interactions, politeness like that just flies out the window.