[안쥐] 졸업유예하면 나쁜 건가요

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[만화] AI에게 존댓말하는 이유와 토큰 세금

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A nine-panel comic strip in a detailed black-and-white style. The protagonist, a man with bobbed hair, discusses the dilemma of using polite versus informal language with AI. The story begins with the protagonist being asked why he uses honorifics (polite language) with AI. While it's a habit, he explores a friend's argument that informal language is more "token-efficient" and direct. A comparison panel shows that polite sentences consume more tokens (represented by stacks of coins) than short, informal commands. However, the protagonist researches further and finds conflicting results: while informal language saves tokens, polite and structured prompts often trigger higher-quality responses from AI models trained on professional data. The comic then introduces a broader issue: the "Token Tax." Since most AI models are trained primarily on English, non-English languages like Korean require significantly more tokens to convey the same meaning. The protagonist looks concerned while holding a receipt labeled "AI TOKEN TAX," noting that non-English speakers unknowingly pay this "tax." He concludes by suggesting that in a future where AI usage might be billed by volume, knowing how to balance language style and token usage will become a crucial skill. The final panel shows him pointing upward, ready to share "tips for saving AI fees."
1. 논문이 무조건 답은 아닙니다. 아직 답이 알려지지 않았을지도 모르죠.
2. AI에게 존댓말하다가 반말하려니까 너무 어색해서 차라리 영어로 쓰는게 낫지않을까..? 생각도 듭니다.
3. AI도 전기처럼 사용량에 따라 요금이 부과되는 식으로 변화할지도 모른다고 들었습니다. 사용하는 제 입장에서야 매우 나쁜 소식이지만, AI가 한번 뚝 끊기는 상황을 상상하면 정말 인프라가 되어버린 건가 생각은 듭니다.
4. 학회를 다녀왔습니다. 제가 아직 경험하지 못한 넓은 세상이 있다는 걸 경험할 수 있었던 기회였다고 생각합니다.

Reference: Ahia, O., et al. (2026). The Token Tax: Systematic Bias in Multilingual Tokenization. ACL Anthology. https://aclanthology.org/2026.africanlp-main.10.pdf

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