早上八点，我对着手机说："小爱同学，播放天气预报。
"机械女声立刻回应："今日晴转多云，气温……"
我
习惯性地说："谢谢。"家人
在旁边笑："你跟机器客气什么？"这样
的场景越来越常见。有人觉得
对AI说"谢谢"是文明社会的标志，就像我们会对服务员说"请"和"谢谢"。但也有人
觉得奇怪："AI连开心和难过的感觉都没有，说谢谢不是浪费感情吗？"支持者
认为，保持礼貌能让我们记住人与机器的区别。就像我们
不会对锤子说"谢谢"，但会对快递员说"辛苦了"。这种区别
提醒我们：AI只是工具，人才是主人。如果长期
用命令的语气对待AI，可能会忘记如何尊重他人。反对者举出
有趣例子：当我们教孩子说"谢谢"时，是希望他们学会感恩。但AI不需要
教育，它们只是执行程序的机器。就像没有人会
对着电灯说"辛苦了"，我们也不需要感谢完成任务的AI。更有趣的是年轻
人的"末日玩笑"："现在多说几句谢谢，说不定将来AI统治地球时，能给我们发"好人卡"。"虽然这是玩笑
话，但反映出人们面对智能科技的复杂心理：既依赖又警惕。心理学家指出，
说"谢谢"更多是说话者自身的需要。就像有人会给宠物
过生日，其实是为了满足自己的情感需求。当我们对AI说"
谢谢"时，可能在培养自己的礼貌习惯，或者在创造更温暖的人机关系。科技公司发现，使用
礼貌用语的人更容易接受AI服务。有实验表明，用"请
帮我查路线"的人，比用"查路线"的人更愿意继续使用智能设备。这说明礼貌用语能改善
人机互动体验。当AI越来越像人类伙伴
时，礼貌可能成为重要沟通方式。就像现在有些老人会和智能
音箱聊天，把AI当作陪伴者。这时说"谢谢"，就像对朋友
表达心意。其实，说不说"谢谢"可以自己
决定。重要的是记住：真正需要感谢的
，是背后设计AI的工程师，是维护系统的技术人员。当我们对AI说"谢谢"时，其实
是在感谢让科技变温暖的人类智慧。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 小爱 | xiǎo ài | Xiao Ai, a name |
| 同学 | tóng xué | fellow student / classmate |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 预报 | yù bào | forecast |
| 机械 | jī xiè | mechanical / scheming |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 声 | shēng | sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 回应 | huí yìng | to respond |
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 晴 | qíng | clear / fine (weather) |
| 转 | zhuǎn | to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) |
| 多云 | duō yún | (meteorology) cloudy |
| 气温 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 习惯性 | xí guàn xìng | customary |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thanks / thank you |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 跟 | gēn | with / compared with / to / towards |
| 机器 | jī qì | machine |
| 客气 | kè qi | polite / courteous / formal / modest |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 场景 | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 常 | cháng | common / general / constant |
| 见 | jiàn | to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized |
| 社会 | shè huì | society |
| 标志 | biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service personnel |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth) |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd |
| 连 | lián | continuously / in succession / including / even |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation |
| 都 | dōu | (used for emphasis) even |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 不是 | bù shì | is not |
| 浪费 | làng fèi | to waste / to squander |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion; sentiment / affection; feelings between two persons |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve |
| 礼貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy; politeness; manners |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart |
| 与 | yǔ | (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) |
| 区别 | qū bié | difference |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 锤子 | chuí zi | hammer |
| 快递员 | kuài dì yuán | package delivery person; courier |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind / to call attention to / to warn of |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) |
| 才 | cái | then and only then |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master / host / owner |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 长期 | cháng qī | long-term; for a protracted period |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order / command |
| 语气 | yǔ qì | tone / manner of speaking / mood |
| 对待 | duì dài | to treat |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 如何 | rú hé | how / what way / what |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem / to respect / to honor / to value |
| 他人 | tā rén | another person; sb else; other people |
| 反对者 | fǎn duì zhě | opponent; someone who opposes an idea, proposal, or action |
| 举出 | jǔ chū | to cite; to give as an example |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting; fascinating; amusing |
| 例子 | lì zi | case / (for) instance / example |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach; to instruct |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 时 | shí | when |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 学 | xué | to learn / to study / to imitate |
| 感恩 | gǎn ēn | to be grateful |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 教育 | jiào yù | education |
| 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 执行 | zhí xíng | to implement / to carry out / to execute / to run |
| 程序 | chéng xù | procedures / sequence / order / computer program |
| 电灯 | diàn dēng | electric light |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks / gratitude / thanks |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 末日 | mò rì | last day / end / final days / doomsday |
| 玩笑 | wán xiào | joke / jest |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 句 | jù | classifier for phrases or lines of verse |
| 说不定 | shuō bu dìng | can't say for sure / maybe |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 统治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) / to govern |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 发 | fā | to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle |
| 卡 | kǎ | (loanword) card |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 话 | huà | spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror / to reflect / mirror image / reflection |
| 出 | chū | (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent / smart |
| 科技 | kē jì | science and technology |
| 复杂 | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 心理 | xīn lǐ | psychology; mentality |
| 既 | jì | both... (and...) |
| 依赖 | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 警惕 | jǐng tì | to be on the alert / to warn |
| 心理学家 | xīn lǐ xué jiā | psychologist |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate / to point out |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 说话者 | shuō huà zhě | speaker; the person who is speaking |
| 自身 | zì shēn | itself / oneself / one's own |
| 宠物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 满足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 情感 | qíng gǎn | feeling / emotion |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement / (economics) demand |
| 培养 | péi yǎng | to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit / custom / usual practice |
| 或者 | huò zhě | possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 创造 | chuàng zào | to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record) |
| 温暖 | wēn nuǎn | warm |
| 机 | jī | (bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of |
| 用语 | yòng yǔ | choice of words / wording / phraseology / term |
| 容易 | róng yì | likely; liable to; apt to |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept; to acquiesce |
| 服务 | fú wù | service |
| 实验 | shí yàn | experiment / test |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate |
| 帮 | bāng | to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) |
| 查 | chá | to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up |
| 路线 | lù xiàn | itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| 继续 | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 设备 | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 互动 | hù dòng | to interact |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 人类 | rén lèi | humanity / human race / mankind |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | partner / companion / comrade |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 沟通 | gōu tōng | to join; to connect; to link up / to communicate |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman / the elderly |
| 音箱 | yīn xiāng | loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 把 | bǎ | (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 当作 | dàng zuò | to treat as / to regard as |
| 陪伴者 | péi bàn zhě | companion; someone or something that provides company and emotional support |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 表达 | biǎo dá | to express; to convey |
| 心意 | xīn yì | intention / regard; kindly feelings |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | really; indeed |
| 背后 | bèi hòu | behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back |
| 设计 | shè jì | to design; to plan |
| 工程师 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to defend / to safeguard / to protect / to uphold / to maintain |
| 系统 | xì tǒng | system |
| 技术 | jì shù | technology; technique; skill |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff / crew / personnel |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom; intelligence |