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ChatGPT mixes Arabic words into English replies, calls it mistake
NewsBytes | April 12, 2026 5:39 AM CST

ChatGPT token processing causes language swaps

It turns out, ChatGPT uses something called token-based processing to handle language efficiently.
Sometimes, it picks shorter foreign words to save space, which can accidentally swap in another language.
This isn't the first time: there was a similar glitch with Spanglish in 2024.
The whole thing has sparked fresh debates about how well AI handles multiple languages and why these slip-ups matter as technology keeps evolving.


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