Published May 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Wired
May 10, 2026, 6:00 AM
ChatGPT Has ‘Goblin’ Mania in the US. In China It Will ‘Catch You Steadily’

OpenAI’s chatbot has some weird linguistic tics in Chinese that are driving users crazy.
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