Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” word of the year as AI content floods Internet https://arstechni.ca/PmFN #machinelearning #merriam-webster #SimonWillison #wordoftheyear #dictionaries #generativeai #AIcriticism #socialmedia #Biz&IT #aislop #Oxford #slop #spam #AI
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

Dictionary codifies the term that took hold in 2024 for low-quality AI-generated content.

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Well played, #Merriam-Webster. I don't know how you did it.
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The #Merriam-Webster online #thesaurus lists as synonyms for "hair" only words like "hairy" and "hairdo". Not mane, not fur, not pelage, not fiber, not strand, not lock.

That answer is so terrible, I have to assume "AI" was involved in creating it.

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Man who threatened to ‘bomb’ Merriam-Webster over trans-inclusive definitions sentenced to a year in prison

The man who threatened to bomb Merriam-Webster over the dictionary publisher’s trans-inclusive language receives one year prison sentence.

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Merriam-Webster buys Wordle-style hit game Quordle

US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster buys Quordle, a Wordle-style five-letter-word guessing game.

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Merriam-Webster picks ‘gaslighting’ as word of the year | The Hill
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Merriam-Webster picks ‘gaslighting’ as word of the year

American publishing company Merriam-Webster has selected “gaslighting” as the 2022 word of the year, citing a rise in interest in the word over the past few years as misinformation and conspiracy theories become more rampant. Merriam-Webster defines gaslighting under its traditional use as a “psychological manipulation of a person” over time that causes the victim…

The Hill

Today's top search string in #Merriam-Webster dictionary? You can't make that up.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg,%20Lake

Definition of CHARGOGGAGOGGMANCHAUGGAUGGAGOGGCHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUGG

lake on the border with Connecticut in south central Massachusetts… See the full definition

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woke adj - 1. aware of racism; antiracist; 2. also, aware of injustice
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Origin: mid-20th century slang among the black community;
past participle of WAKE

Someone who is woke is antiracist.

Someone who is antiwoke is racist.

From 13 Jun: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of “racism.“ - On Thursday, June 4, 2020, a 22-year-old activist named Kennedy Mitchum reached out to the publishe... https://boingboing.net/2020/06/13/the-merriam-webster-dictionary-2.html #dictionaries #dictionary #linguistics #merriam-webster #racism #racist #words