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Linguistic Relativity

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06.23 2025

Users are observing AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini displaying 'thoughts' in non-English languages. This discussion explores why this happens, linking it to multilingual training, internal token efficiency, and research findings that suppressing it can even reduce performance.

AI Behavior Interpretation AI Multilingualism AI Reasoning LLMs Code-switching Deepseek R1 Linguistic Relativity Model Performance Multilingual Training Data Tokenization
06.09 2025

A Hacker News discussion explores whether computer science downplays programming language choice while linguistics overplays natural language choice, concluding both are significant in their respective domains.

Comparative Analysis Computer Science Efficiency Language Choice Linguistic Relativity Linguistics Natural Languages Real-world Applicability Turing Completeness Programming Languages

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