Monthly Archives: January 2026

World Communications Day Message Outlines AI’s Risks for Humans

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Bill Schmitt

An updated version of this article, with papal quotes from the Vatican website’s official translation, posted more recently, is available at the Substack publication here. The message of Pope Leo XIV for the Vatican’s 2026 World Day of Social Communications, … Continue reading →

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Words of the Year: Defining Our Loss of Definitude

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Bill Schmitt

Seldom is heard a discouraging word, but we might admit our malaise after five dictionary publishers revealed their selections of the 2025 “Word of the Year.” The common theme those selections conveyed was a worrisome view of cognitive pollution in … Continue reading →

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