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  • Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year Calls Out AI Junk
    December 16, 2025
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    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year Calls Out AI Junk

    Merriam-Webster has selected "slop" as its 2025 Word of the Year, officially defining it as low-quality, mass-produced AI content that now saturates online spaces. The choice reflects a growing public awareness and need to name substandard digital material, identified through spikes in search vol...

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  • ChatGPT Is Changing How We Talk - Here’s Why It Matters
    September 4, 2025
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    ChatGPT Is Changing How We Talk - Here’s Why It Matters

    The widespread use of AI chatbots like ChatGPT is reshaping everyday vocabulary by introducing more formal or academic terms, such as "delve" and "intricate," into mainstream conversation. This linguistic shift is happening rapidly and is uniquely driven by technology rather than natural evolutio...

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