I try to talk to my AI agents the way I’d like to talk to people. Please included.
Partly because of the old joke about when AI takes over the world. Mostly because I find myself talking to a machine a good part of my day, and I’d like to practise being polite. Asking nicely, that sort of thing.
The agent doesn’t feel anything, of course. But the tone I use shapes the tone I invite it to answer in. And it trains me.
I think working with agents probably takes the same collaboration skills as working with people:
- Be clear in what you ask for.
- Share as much as you can with the group, with clear goals, so you can lift together.
- Ask when you’re in doubt instead of presuming you know.
- Know where you’re strong, and where someone else’s input will really help towards the common goal.
Nothing new there. Apparently it works on machines too.
Now, back to asking nicely.
