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Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to deceive and dehumanize

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imageAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'lambada/E+ via Getty Images

When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year.

Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game.

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