For as long as anyone can remember, pundits and pollsters have furiously weighed in with analysis and predictions on upcoming presidential elections. Of course, even though some will occasionally hit the mark, projecting election outcomes is the product of imperfect humans with their inherent flaws, subjectivity, and biases. So, as we dive headfirst into the age of artificial intelligence (AI), it is time to ask whether robots might be more capable than people of accurately forecasting the outcome of a presidential race encompassing a vast array of issues and the whims of 150 million voters in 50 states and DC. After all, if it can create breakthroughs in everything from the performance of household chores to fast-tracking new medicines to war strategy, AI should certainly be able to look into its crystal ball and tell us who will follow Donald Trump into the White House, right?
