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Gemini suddenly slips Chinese into an answer about parking

When a user asked about monthly parking options near the office, Gemini randomly inserted a Chinese character in its English reply. The poster stressed they had no history of using Chinese; the discussion focused on why the model would mix in another language for no reason.

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2026-08-12

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When a user asked about monthly parking options near the office, Gemini randomly inserted a Chinese character in its English reply. The poster stressed they had no history of using Chinese; the discussion focused on why the model would mix in another language for no reason.

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