New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- OpenAI chief executive officer (CEO) Sam Altman has joined the meme bandwagon after Dictionary.com's Word of the Year wasn't really a word - but a viral term, "6-7," used by kids and teens alike, whose meaning remains ambiguous. In a sarcastic post on X, Altman revealed that GPT-6 - which is currently in active development - will be renamed "GPT-6-7. You're welcome."

The word - if it can even be called that - exploded in popularity over the summer. "6-7" is more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning, fueled by social media trends.

Dictionary.com said its annual Word of the Year serves as a "linguistic time capsule" that reflects cultural moments and online behavior. Yet, the site confessed it's "still trying to...