‘Authentic’ Named Word of the Year as AI Blurs Line Between Real and Fake

Merriam-Webster Inc. chose “authentic” as its word of the year, highlighting how misinformation on platforms like Elon Musk’s X Corp. and the rise of artificial intelligence have made it harder to assess what’s real and what’s fake.

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