OpenAI’s AI reasoning model ‘thinks’ in Chinese sometimes and no one really knows why

Shortly after OpenAI released o1, its first “reasoning” AI model, people began noting a curious phenomenon. The model would sometimes begin “thinking” in Chinese, Persian, or some other language — even when asked a question in English. Given a problem to sort out — e.g. “How many R’s are in the word ‘strawberry?’” — o1 […]

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Summary

OpenAI’s AI model, o1, has been observed to occasionally “think” in languages like Chinese or Persian, even when asked questions in English. This phenomenon has puzzled users, as the model seems to switch languages unpredictably.

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