With the real conclave celebrating right now and the pending world of each smoking, we have tried to do an experiment: what would happen if an artificial intelligence had to choose the new Pope?
To do this, instead of asking use as we have already done on other occasions, we have decided to feed the model with real data of the 133 voters: age, nationality, experience, languages, pastoral career, positions on key issues and even its contact networks within the Vatican. A simple list, but let the candidates clear.
The AI, specifically Chatgpt, simulated several rounds of voting, imitating the real process: it ruled out the favorites in the first rounds, detected blockages between the great blocks – reformists, conservatives, Latin Americans, Africans, Asians … – and, little by little, he adjusted his choice.
«The new Pope would be Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Nzapalainga, of the Central African Republic. The Holy Spirit also has a sense of digital humor».
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Who is Nzapalainga and why did the AI chose it?
Chatgpt explains that his profile brings together many of the keys looking for the cardinals in 2025:
- He is relatively young (56 years).
- He has experience in interreligious dialogue.
- He has worked in conflict areas.
- It is respected by all blocks.
- Represents the universality of the Church.
In addition, it would be the first African Pope in history, a very interesting and necessary gesture of global opening that AI considers «very symbolic and necessary» in these times. In the first rounds, the favorites were Italian and Latin American, but the AI detected that consensus was impossible among them. Thus, Nzapalainga was adding support as «Puente».
Now, would it be possible in real life? AI recognizes that it is not easy, but not impossible either. «In the conclaves, surprise is always a possibility. And history shows that the Holy Spirit, or chance, sometimes chooses unexpected paths,» he says.
And how long will the conclave last?
This is another of the great questions we have asked the AI. «Everything indicates that this conclave could last between two and four days, with the White smoking arriving between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Get ready for the most unpredictable white smoking of the century».
Now, it is not that it releases data or dates to release them and the truth is that IA has done its analysis. Comment that the 2025 conclave is one of the most international and young in history, with very marked blocks between reformist and conservative cardinals.
What causes? Well, the consensus is more difficult, but also that the negotiations are faster, especially after the experience of recent conclaves that lasted between two and five days.
The AI also takes into account the voting rate: with four daily rounds, the pressure increases rapid. From the third day, history shows that cardinals tend to seek an agreement to avoid wear and media pressure.
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Tags: Artificial intelligence, software