🤖 AI predicts Club World Cup finalists and winner, do you agree?
🤖 AI predicts Club World Cup finalists and winner, do you agree?
The World Club Cup round of 16 kicks off this Saturday (28), with the Brazilian classic Palmeiras x Botafogo!
With the start of the knockout stage, we asked ChatGPT for the path to the final and the big champion of the Club World Cup!
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Check it out below and tell us your guess in the comments!
Remember that this is not our opinion, just a simulation of artificial intelligence following pre-established criteria.
On Friday (27), Opta also made the probabilities for the 16 clubs in the round of 16.
Round of 16
Bracket 1
Inter Milan x Fluminense
Manchester City x Al-Hilal
Palmeiras x Botafogo
Benfica x Chelsea
Bracket 2
PSG x Inter Miami
Flamengo x Bayern Munich
Real Madrid x Juventus
Borussia Dortmund x Monterrey
Quarterfinals
Bracket 1
Inter Milan x Manchester City
Botafogo x Chelsea
Bracket 2
PSG x Bayern
Real Madrid x Dortmund
Semi-finals
Manchester City x Chelsea
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Bayern Munich x Real Madrid
Final
Manchester City 🆚 Real Madrid
Champion 🏆
Manchester City
IA Criteria
The prompt for the simulation asked the AI to consider the following criteria:
Performance so far in the World Cup
Squad depth
Physical level of the players
Tactical efficiency
History in knockout stages
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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