ChatGPT Has 'Goblin' Mania in the US. In China It Will 'Catch You Steadily'
2026-05-07 · WIRED
ChatGPT apparently can't stop being linguistically weird in Chinese, with bizarre verbal tics that are driving Chinese-speaking users up the wall. First it was the 'goblin mode' quirk in English, now it's telling Chinese users it'll 'catch you steadily.' OpenAI's chatbot continues its proud tradition of developing inexplicable language habits that nobody asked for.