This essay is about how certain words stop explaining things — and how that quietly breaks thinking, decisions, and progress.

A word may start as a useful concept and lose its meaning as it becomes overused. When that happens, it…

By Daniel Stih

Artificial intelligence is supposed to make us smarter. Cleaner decisions. Better information. Less time wasted. According to a recent study, however, the more people rely on AI for answers, the less capable they become of detecting misinformation…