LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 09: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a keynote address by Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)In mid-December 2025, the editors of Merriam-Webster’s dictionary chose “slop” as their word of the year. In a year-end roundup shared via LinkedIn, for instance, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made it clear that he’d prefer we all left the term in 2025. (As WC points out, there’s actually growing evidence that AI harms human cognitive ability.) More on slop: YouTube Now Shutting Down Channels Posting AI Slop