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Indian grandpa goes viral for respectfully calling ChatGPT ‘sir’ while planning vertical farming business
An Indian grandpa has found social media fame for using ChatGPT to cook up business ideas and respectfully calling the AI tool “sir” in his messages.
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An Indian grandpa has found social media fame for using ChatGPT to cook up business ideas and respectfully calling the AI tool “sir” in his messages.
VBR Prasad was on an IndiGo flight when his younger co-passenger noticed his polite chats with ChatGPT. The co-passenger, who goes by “teknosaur” on X, posted a picture of the grandfather on the social media platform where it has blown up with 3 million views.
Grandpa calls ChatGPT ‘sir’
“77 year old grandpa on my flight was cooking up a vertical farming business plan w/ ChatGPT until takeoff. And he calls the AI ‘sir’. The respect!!” the X user wrote while sharing a photograph of VBR Prasad and his chats with the AI chatbot.
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While many of us don’t even use “please” or “thank you” while instructing AI chatbots, Prasad’s messages show that called ChatGPT “sir” three times in the space of three sentences.
“Oh wonderful guidance sir. Thanks a lot and I will come back to you sir. Let me download both the files sir,” the 77-year-old told OpenAI’s chatbot.
His chats further show that he was using ChatGPT to refine his business idea of vertical farming.
Prasad’s co–passenger, who posted his picture on X, praised him for being more productive at 77 than most youngsters. “This man is more locked in than all of us,” he wrote.
Grandpa responds
As the post gained traction and appreciation flowed in for Prasad, the 77-year-old himself took to X to respond to all the love he was getting.
“Oh, I am just thrilled to read few of the wonderful responses. Yes, I felt very happy as Mr Snehan has put me to this popularity,” he wrote. “Someone said Indians are married to 'Yes'. True. Thank you all.”
Prasad did not end his response there, he shared a profound reflection on the importance of using AI correctly. “It's all in our hands to use the AI for betterment of our lives,” wrote the Hyderabad-based man.
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Post gets love on social media
The entire exchange has received much love on social media, with Prasad, in particular, being appreciated for his politeness.
“Hello uncle, thank you for being so kind naturally. Inspiring,” wrote one X user.
“He will be spared by AI terminators when they are out to kill humans cause of his politeness to AI,” another predicted jokingly.
“ChatGPT calling him "sir" right back is the best part. That vertical farming model is about to get built,” a third person wrote.
“A smartphone may be a choice for the young. For the elderly, it can become a refuge.A companion when they are alone. A window to family, friends, news, memories and the world outside. Perhaps no generation needs the smartphone more than old people do,” IPS officer Arun Bothra reflected.
