Each year, major English dictionary publishers announce a “Word of the Year.” In recent years, multiple dictionaries have selected terms tied to artificial intelligence.

This market resolves YES if all five publishers listed below select a Word of the Year for 2026 that is explicitly related to artificial intelligence.

Included publishers:

1. Merriam-Webster

2. Oxford Languages

3. Dictionary. com

4. Collins Dictionary

5. Cambridge Dictionary

Resolution criteria: The market resolves YES if and only if all of the following conditions are met.

What counts as “AI-related”

A publisher’s Word of the Year counts as AI-related if either of the following is true:

• The word directly refers to artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, algorithms, or AI systems (for example: AI, hallucinate in the AI sense).

• The publisher’s official Word of the Year announcement explicitly states that AI or generative AI is a primary reason for the word’s selection.

If neither condition is met, that publisher is considered not AI-related.

What does NOT count

• General technology or internet-related words without explicit AI framing

• Social media slang unless AI is clearly cited as a core driver

• Metaphorical meanings unrelated to AI

Resolution source

Resolution will be based only on:

• Each publisher’s official Word of the Year announcement on its website or official press release.

Third-party summaries or media interpretations will not be used.

Edge cases

• If a publisher announces multiple Words of the Year, any one may qualify as AI-related.

• If a publisher does not announce a Word of the Year by December 31, 2026, that publisher is treated as not AI-related, and the market resolves NO.

• If a publisher changes or updates its explanation after announcement, the latest official version as of Dec 31, 2026 is used.