Chatbots change character with language: openness and reliability shift sharply when switching to Chinese

Researchers tested popular chatbots in English and Chinese: openness, curiosity and reliability shift sharply when the language changes. Hi-Tech reports, citing a paper in Royal Society Open Science.

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October 19, 2026

Chatbots change character with language: openness and reliability shift sharply when switching to Chinese

Researchers tested popular chatbots in English and Chinese: openness, curiosity and reliability shift sharply when the language changes. Hi-Tech reports, citing a paper in Royal Society Open Science.

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02OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys stolen from OpenCode Console: 1.4% of users affectedOctober 19
03One session hands out edits to subagents: OpenCode learns to create and delete worktreesOctober 19
04GitHub Copilot removes 6 models from most modes: GPT-5.4, Grok 4.5 and Gemini 3.7 Flash12:27 AM

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