The Word

OpenAI has removed the word 'safely' from its mission statement, sparking debate on AI's societal impact. Meanwhile, FAMU addresses a mistake in a Black History Month flyer that omitted the word 'Black'.

About The Word

This topic analyzes the societal impact and online discussions surrounding the common English word 'the'.

Insights

the word engagements is up 725.12% from the previous week.
the word posts created is up 947.45% from the previous week.

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[--] Year: [--------------] +98%
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[------] unique social accounts have posts mentioning The Word in the last [--] hours which is down 1.80% from [------] in the previous [--] hours Daily Average: [------]
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@MLFootball	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[--]
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@linguaholic777	[--]	[---]	[--]	[--]
@AmericaShaman	[--]	[-------]	[--]	[--]

Sentiment: 57%

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Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: 57%
Daily Average: 70%
[--] Week: 64% +2%
[--] Month: 61% +11%
[--] Months: 61% -6%
[--] Year: 61% -17%
1-Year High: 94% on 2025-03-15
1-Year Low: 29% on 2026-01-06

Most Supportive Themes:

Wordplay and Challenges: (40%) Posts featuring word games, challenges like 'Say the Word on the Beat', and discussions about word meanings and usage are common and generate significant engagement.
Discussions on Language and Meaning: (30%) Conversations revolve around the nuances of specific words, their origins, and how they are used in different contexts, often sparking debate and high engagement.
News and Current Events: (20%) Sharing and discussing news articles that incorporate the word 'the' or related linguistic concepts, though engagement varies widely based on the news topic.

Most Critical Themes:

Political and Social Commentary: (10%) Many posts use the word 'the' in the context of political discourse, social commentary, and debates, often leading to polarized discussions and high engagement.

Top The Word News

Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours

Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.

"OpenAI has deleted the word safely from its mission and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders OpenAIs restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity"
News Link @ConversationUS 2026-02-13T22:30Z 1.2M followers, [----] engagements

"Banning Black from Black History Month flyer was a mistake FAMU says Orlando Sentinel Florida A&M University says banning the word Black from a law student’s Black History Month flyer was a mistake the result of an “overly cautious interpretation” of a Florida"
News Link @orlandosentinel 2026-02-12T13:42Z 317.7K followers, 167.3K engagements

"John Cleese is right about Islamophobia The word implies that anyone who criticises Islam is mentally unwell. But good luck getting our governing class to agree"
News Link @Telegraph 2026-02-12T08:40Z 3.3M followers, 18.8K engagements

"Is New TikTok banning the word Epstein in DMs Not really. The Verge"
News Link @verge 2026-01-27T02:29Z 3.4M followers, 267K engagements