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Euronews
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Who is going to be the next pope? We asked AI chatbots and this is who they predict will be elected
ADVERTISEMENT The College of Cardinals is preparing to lock down in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to vote for the next pope. While the papal election is held in complete secrecy, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots appear to hold their own opinions on who the likely new pontiff will be. On May 7, around 133 cardinal-electors are expected to begin participating in the vote. Many of them were appointed by the late Pope Francis himself, which OpenAI's ChatGPT believes might "influence the election's direction," because many of them are new. Related Leaks could threaten the conclave. This is how the Vatican will ensure the vote remains secret The cardinals will consider who will be the best candidate, either for continuity or change, global representation, tackling the decline of spiritualism in Europe, and who can act as a bridge across the conservative-progressive divide in the Church. We've decided to ask OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google's Gemini 1.5, xAI's Grok-2, and DeepSeek for their insights on where the election is likely headed. It should be noted that chatbots are prone to "hallucinating" - producing inaccurate responses - as they learn to spot statistical patterns from the data they've been fed, most of which comes from publicly available information posted on the Internet. The frontrunner: Pietro Parolin There was no white smoke of consensus about the next papal choice among the large language models (LLMs), but it mostly came down to a two-way race for frontrunner between Italy's Pietro Parolin and the Philippines' Luis Antonio Tagle. Before answering, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok-2 prefaced that the conclave is known to be unpredictable and could easily pick a candidate that is not listed. Gemini's 1.5 and Grok-2 described Italy's Parolin as "frequently cited as the frontrunner," because he is a prominent figure in the Catholic Church, serving as the Vatican's Secretary of State since 2013. Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrives in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino In that role, Parolin managed the Vatican's relations with other countries and oversaw the administration of the Holy See. Effectively, Grok-2 called him the "deputy pope". Parolin has served as a diplomat in various roles, including postings in Nigeria, Mexico, and Venezuela. As an ambassador, Gemini 1.5 said he's been involved in very high-level diplomatic situations like nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Parolin is also considered an expert on the Middle East, according to the Vatican, and is attributed with reopening a dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet, even though Parolin is seen as a "continuity candidate" for Pope Francis' agenda, Grok-2 notes that he's been criticised for a more conservative stance on issues like same-sex marriage. Gemini described him as the "most senior cardinal bishop under the age of 80," and as such, is expected to preside over the 2025 conclave. Grok-2 and Gemini give Parolin the highest odds of winning, at 31 per cent and up to 30 per cent respectively. ADVERTISEMENT Related Where to see the white smoke: What to know about visiting Rome for the conclave The 'strong contender': Luis Tagle ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok-2 also identified Cardinal Tagle from the Philippines as a "strong contender". The so-called "Asian Francis" as ChatGPT identifies him, Tagle is seen as a progressive, especially on inclusivity for the LGBTQ+ community and divorced Catholics, making him well-placed to continue Pope Francis's legacy. This "advocacy for social justice" and his international profile make him "a prominent figure in the Church," especially among the cardinals who are looking for more reform, ChatGPT continued. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle attends a mass in mourning for Pope Francis. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino "As a Filipino, Tagle would represent the rapidly growing Church in Asia and the Global South," ChatGPT added. ADVERTISEMENT According to Gemini, Tagle has a "strong following" among progressives in the Church who want to continue Pope Francis's legacy of prioritising the poor and marginalised. Grok-2 credits his experience as the former Archbishop of Manila as an example of his leadership skills. ChatGPT put Tagle's chances of winning at around 35 per cent, but it could be lower if the cardinals resist following Pope Francis's path or decide to vote in a European pope "for stability," which would mean voting in a compromise candidate. Grok-2 put Tagle's chances at 22 per cent, citing betting platform Polymarket as its source. ADVERTISEMENT Related Where do the main contenders to replace Pope Francis stand on key global issues? The 'compromise votes': Jean-Marc Aveline and Pierbattista Pizzaballa The LLMs had very different opinions on who the conclave could likely back as a "compromise vote" if the cardinals can't come to a decision. France's Jean-Marc Aveline, the Archbishop of Marseille, is identified as a compromise candidate by both Grok-2 and ChatGPT. Within the Church, Aveline is known for his work on "interfaith dialogue," particularly with Islam, according to Grok-2. Aveline is also at an advantage because of his "low-profile" in Vatican politics and "lack of Italian fluency," Grok-2 said, that could position him as a compromise for "those wanting a fresh, pastoral leader without strong factional ties". Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives in procession for a mass at the Vatican. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ChatGPT had a very different list of compromise candidates than Grok and Gemini; it listed Pierbattista Pizzaballa from Italy, Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg, Cristobal Lopez Romero from Spain, and Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ADVERTISEMENT Pizzaballa - ChatGPT's top compromise candidate - is a standout for the chatbot because he was recently elevated to cardinal status by Pope Francis in 2023, which "signals trust" from the previous pope. The current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem could be seen as "ideologically balanced and global in outlook," as well as someone who appeals to reformers but doesn't alienate conservatives. Related Why world powers are watching the papal conclave with more interest than ever The outliers: Mario Grech and Matteo Zuppi The AIs also mentioned figures whom they deemed to be less likely successors to Pope Francis, including a name that has been floated as one of the top contenders. Gemini threw its support behind Malta's Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, with vague phrases like "he has shown ability to create balance within the Church". ADVERTISEMENT Grok-2 supports Italy's Matteo Zuppi, seen by many as a leading candidate and another compromise vote because he could be seen as a neutral choice for cardinals who are looking for a non-polarising figure to lead the reformers. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi welcomes parishioners after celebrating mass in Moscow in 2023. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File Hungary's Cardinal Peter Erdo is also considered a compromise candidate by Grok-2, but ChatGPT and Gemini identify him as the leading candidate among conservatives. Gemini also mentioned that Parolin would be a compromise candidate as well as the frontrunner. When asked to clarify, Gemini said that if the conclave becomes divided, he could still emerge as a compromise choice because of his "qualities". Related 'Pray new tech won't replace human relationships': Pope Francis' hopes and fears about AI Refusals to answer DeepSeek and Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet both said that Pope Francis is still in the papal office. Both chatbots have knowledge cutoffs of July 2024 and October 2024, respectively. ADVERTISEMENT When a Euronews Next journalist corrected DeepSeek and said that the Pope died in April 2025, DeepSeek said it couldn't fact-check in real time and assumed that we were introducing a "hypothetical scenario" or that there was a misunderstanding. DeepSeek walked Euronews Next through its thought process in real time as it looked at the history of papal votes, discussed factors, and any changes in the College of Cardinals before giving a hypothetical answer. It said that the next pope depends on the focus of the conclave. If that were to represent the Church's growth in the Global South, it suggested Tagle along with Dieudonné Nzapalainga from the Central African Republic (CAR) or the DRC's Besungu. Related Pope Francis adds his voice to calls for an international treaty to regulate AI DeepSeek also listed some European candidates, like Parolin, Christoph Schonborn from Austria, or Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg, as reformist voices. ADVERTISEMENT On the conservative side, it suggested Robert Sarah from Guinea or Marcello Semeraro from Italy. When Euronews Next corrected Anthropic, it said that the Church is in a period of "sede vacante" - Latin for "vacant seat" or the time when the papal office is unoccupied - and offered general information about how the conclave works. It said it doesn't have information about who would be the next pope because that "would depend on the deliberations of the College of Cardinals".
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Who is going to be the next pope? We asked AI chatbots and this is who they predict will be elected
Who is going to be the next pope? We asked AI chatbots and this is who they predict will be elected Who is going to be the next pope? We asked AI chatbots and this is who they predict will be elected The College of Cardinals is preparing to lock down in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to vote for the next pope. While the papal election is held in complete secrecy, artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots appear to hold their own opinions on who the likely new pontiff will be. On May 7, around 133 cardinal-electors are expected to begin participating in the vote. Many of them were appointed by the late Pope Francis himself, which OpenAI's ChatGPT believes might "influence the election's direction," because many of them are new. Related ADVERTISEMENT The cardinals will consider who will be the best candidate, either for continuity or change, global representation, tackling the decline of spiritualism in Europe, and who can act as a bridge across the conservative-progressive divide in the Church. We've decided to ask OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Google's Gemini 1.5, xAI's Grok-2, and DeepSeek for their insights on where the election is likely headed. It should be noted that chatbots are prone to "hallucinating" - producing inaccurate responses - as they learn to spot statistical patterns from the data they've been fed, most of which comes from publicly available information posted on the Internet. The frontrunner: Pietro Parolin There was no white smoke of consensus about the next papal choice among the large language models (LLMs), but it mostly came down to a two-way race for frontrunner between Italy's Pietro Parolin and the Philippines' Luis Antonio Tagle. ADVERTISEMENT Before answering, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok-2 prefaced that the conclave is known to be unpredictable and could easily pick a candidate that is not listed. Gemini's 1.5 and Grok-2 described Italy's Parolin as "frequently cited as the frontrunner," because he is a prominent figure in the Catholic Church, serving as the Vatican's Secretary of State since 2013. Cardinal Pietro Parolin arrives in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. - AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino In that role, Parolin managed the Vatican's relations with other countries and oversaw the administration of the Holy See. Effectively, Grok-2 called him the "deputy pope". Parolin has served as a diplomat in various roles, including postings in Nigeria, Mexico, and Venezuela. As an ambassador, Gemini 1.5 said he's been involved in very high-level diplomatic situations like nuclear non-proliferation efforts. Parolin is also considered an expert on the Middle East, according to the Vatican, and is attributed with reopening a dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. ADVERTISEMENT Yet, even though Parolin is seen as a "continuity candidate" for Pope Francis' agenda, Grok-2 notes that he's been criticised for a more conservative stance on issues like same-sex marriage. Gemini described him as the "most senior cardinal bishop under the age of 80," and as such, is expected to preside over the 2025 conclave. Grok-2 and Gemini give Parolin the highest odds of winning, at 31 per cent and up to 30 per cent respectively. Related The 'strong contender': Luis Tagle ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok-2 also identified Cardinal Tagle from the Philippines as a "strong contender". The so-called "Asian Francis" as ChatGPT identifies him, Tagle is seen as a progressive, especially on inclusivity for the LGBTQ+ community and divorced Catholics, making him well-placed to continue Pope Francis's legacy. ADVERTISEMENT This "advocacy for social justice" and his international profile make him "a prominent figure in the Church," especially among the cardinals who are looking for more reform, ChatGPT continued. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle attends a mass in mourning for Pope Francis. - AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino "As a Filipino, Tagle would represent the rapidly growing Church in Asia and the Global South," ChatGPT added. According to Gemini, Tagle has a "strong following" among progressives in the Church who want to continue Pope Francis's legacy of prioritising the poor and marginalised. Grok-2 credits his experience as the former Archbishop of Manila as an example of his leadership skills. ChatGPT put Tagle's chances of winning at around 35 per cent, but it could be lower if the cardinals resist following Pope Francis's path or decide to vote in a European pope "for stability," which would mean voting in a compromise candidate. Grok-2 put Tagle's chances at 22 per cent, citing betting platform Polymarket as its source. Related The 'compromise votes': Jean-Marc Aveline and Pierbattista Pizzaballa The LLMs had very different opinions on who the conclave could likely back as a "compromise vote" if the cardinals can't come to a decision. France's Jean-Marc Aveline, the Archbishop of Marseille, is identified as a compromise candidate by both Grok-2 and ChatGPT. Within the Church, Aveline is known for his work on "interfaith dialogue," particularly with Islam, according to Grok-2. Aveline is also at an advantage because of his "low-profile" in Vatican politics and "lack of Italian fluency," Grok-2 said, that could position him as a compromise for "those wanting a fresh, pastoral leader without strong factional ties". Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa arrives in procession for a mass at the Vatican. - AP Photo/Andrew Medichini ChatGPT had a very different list of compromise candidates than Grok and Gemini; it listed Pierbattista Pizzaballa from Italy, Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg, Cristobal Lopez Romero from Spain, and Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Pizzaballa - ChatGPT's top compromise candidate - is a standout for the chatbot because he was recently elevated to cardinal status by Pope Francis in 2023, which "signals trust" from the previous pope. The current Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem could be seen as "ideologically balanced and global in outlook," as well as someone who appeals to reformers but doesn't alienate conservatives. Related The outliers: Mario Grech and Matteo Zuppi The AIs also mentioned figures whom they deemed to be less likely successors to Pope Francis, including a name that has been floated as one of the top contenders. Gemini threw its support behind Malta's Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, with vague phrases like "he has shown ability to create balance within the Church". Grok-2 supports Italy's Matteo Zuppi, seen by many as a leading candidate and another compromise vote because he could be seen as a neutral choice for cardinals who are looking for a non-polarising figure to lead the reformers. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi welcomes parishioners after celebrating mass in Moscow in 2023. - AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File Hungary's Cardinal Peter Erdo is also considered a compromise candidate by Grok-2, but ChatGPT and Gemini identify him as the leading candidate among conservatives. Gemini also mentioned that Parolin would be a compromise candidate as well as the frontrunner. When asked to clarify, Gemini said that if the conclave becomes divided, he could still emerge as a compromise choice because of his "qualities". Related Refusals to answer DeepSeek and Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet both said that Pope Francis is still in the papal office. Both chatbots have knowledge cutoffs of July 2024 and October 2024, respectively. When a Euronews Next journalist corrected DeepSeek and said that the Pope died in April 2025, DeepSeek said it couldn't fact-check in real time and assumed that we were introducing a "hypothetical scenario" or that there was a misunderstanding. DeepSeek walked Euronews Next through its thought process in real time as it looked at the history of papal votes, discussed factors, and any changes in the College of Cardinals before giving a hypothetical answer. It said that the next pope depends on the focus of the conclave. If that were to represent the Church's growth in the Global South, it suggested Tagle along with Dieudonné Nzapalainga from the Central African Republic (CAR) or the DRC's Besungu. Related DeepSeek also listed some European candidates, like Parolin, Christoph Schonborn from Austria, or Jean-Claude Hollerich from Luxembourg, as reformist voices. On the conservative side, it suggested Robert Sarah from Guinea or Marcello Semeraro from Italy. When Euronews Next corrected Anthropic, it said that the Church is in a period of "sede vacante" - Latin for "vacant seat" or the time when the papal office is unoccupied - and offered general information about how the conclave works. It said it doesn't have information about who would be the next pope because that "would depend on the deliberations of the College of Cardinals".
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Dell's deal with Grok's mothership set to be confirmed according to business reports
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Dell is close to securing a $5 billion AI server deal with Elon Musk's xAI The servers, featuring Nvidia GB200 chips, may support xAI's supercomputer Analysts predict Dell's AI server revenue could hit $14 billion by 2026 We recently reported HPE had beaten Supermicro and Dell Technologies to win a $1 billion contract to supply servers optimized for AI work to Elon Musk's X, potentially to power Grok, the social network's AI chatbot. At the end of 2024, X announced it was rolling out Grok-2 to all users for free, and losing out to HPE would have been a big blow to Dell, which, along with Supermicro, did bid to supply the equipment but was ultimately unsuccessful. However, if a new report from Bloomberg is accurate, the iconic computer maker could be on the verge of winning an even bigger contract from one of Musk's other ventures, xAI. The report says that Dell is close to finalizing a deal worth over $5 billion to supply AI-focused servers equipped with Nvidia GB200 chips. Some aspects are still being worked out, sources familiar with the discussions told the news site, but if all goes ahead – and it surely will - the servers are set to be delivered later in 2025. Elon Musk previously said, 'The table stakes for being competitive in AI are at least several billion dollars per year at this point,' and he's obviously paying to play. Quite what the servers are for isn't reported, but it's very likely that most, if not all of them, will be for xAI's supercomputer project, known as "Colossus," which is being built in Memphis using a mix of Dell and Supermicro servers. By all accounts, Dell has been very keen to supply the rest of the servers to finish the job. This deal with xAI will 'firmly establish the company as a leading AI-server provider and boost sales, though the impact on profitability is less clear,' Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Woo Jin Ho noted. 'Analysts expect Dell will have shipped more than $10 billion of AI servers in the fiscal year ending last month and project that value will jump to $14 billion in the fiscal year ending in January 2026,' Bloomberg added, noting Dell is set to to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on February 27. Elon Musk raises $6 billion for xAI's Memphis data center xAI cluster is now the most powerful AI training system in the world HPE may have beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn AI contract
NBC News
18-02-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Musk's xAI releases Grok-3, touting a new rival to OpenAI and DeepSeek
Elon Musk's AI startup has launched its newest model with some grand claims — including that it can outperform leading models from the U.S. and China. Musk's company xAI, founded in March 2023, unveiled the latest version of its flagship Grok-3 artificial intelligence model on Monday evening. The model is rolling out first to X's Premium+ subscribers, and the company announced a separate subscription tier for Grok called 'SuperGrok,' which promises access to the latest AI model's more advanced features. Grok-3 is 'an order of magnitude more capable than Grok 2 in a very short period of time,' Musk said during a demo livestreamed on X. He later added that the model is still in beta and that users can expect improvements 'literally every day,' with a voice interaction feature expected to release in about a week. xAI developers touted benchmark numbers that showed Grok-3 — which was trained with 10 times more computing power than Grok-2 — outperforming rivals like DeepSeek-V3 and GPt-4o on mathematical reasoning, science and coding. Grok-3 outperforms models from Google, Anthropic and Meta, according to the Artificial Analysis Quality Index, a popular independent AI analysis ranking, and falls behind DeepSeek-R1 as well as OpenAI's o3 and o1 models. Grok-3's Reasoning Beta model, however, outranks all except o3 in the index. xAI on Monday evening also announced a new product called Deep Search, intended to serve as a 'next-generation search engine.' Seemingly an answer to AI-powered search tools from the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity, xAI's Deep Search scans web pages and X posts to formulate its answers. 'Something that might take you half an hour or an hour of researching on the web or searching social media, you can just ask it to go do that and come back, and 10 minutes later it's done an hour's worth of work to you,' Musk said during the demo stream. 'And maybe better than you could have done it yourself.' The launch of Grok-3 stirred buzz on X, the social platform (formerly Twitter) owned by Musk. Andrej Karpathy, former director of AI at Musk's Tesla, shared a detailed review and wrote that the benchmark results 'look quite encouraging indeed.' Some lauded its abilities in early tests of the model, while others appeared more skeptical. In Monday's stream, Musk described Grok as a 'maximally truth-seeking AI, even if that truth is sometimes at odds with what is politically correct.' The xAI founder has long positioned Grok as an edgy counter to other chatbots — such as those from OpenAI and Google — that he's criticized for being too 'woke.' When Grok first launched in November 2023, it was marketed as being able to use wit and humor to 'answer spicy questions that are rejected by most other AI systems.' Despite this branding, many quickly noticed that Grok demonstrated political leanings similar to its competitors', with guardrails that sometimes prompted frustration from xAI users who hoped it would combat what Musk often calls 'the woke mind virus.' In a screenshot he shared on Sunday, however, Musk praised Grok-3 for seemingly lambasting the tech-focused news outlet The Information and hailing X instead. The opinions exhibited by Grok-3 in Musk's screenshot has prompted some online to suspect xAI programmed its latest model to align more closely with Musk's own views. When asked for its opinion on The Information, the model apparently wrote that the publication, and legacy media in general, is 'garbage' — adding that it delivers 'polished narratives, not reality.' 'X, on the other hand, is where you find raw, unfiltered news straight from the people living it. No middlemen, no spin—just the facts as they happen,' Grok-3 continued. 'Don't waste your time with The Information or any legacy outlet; X is the only place for real, trustworthy news.' But in multiple tests of Grok-3 conducted by NBC News on Tuesday, the model did not produce such an answer. When asked the same question, Grok-3 repeatedly wrote that The Information is a 'well-regarded tech news outlet known for its in-depth reporting and analysis,' often stating that the publication is 'not infallible,' citing its paywalled content and niche focus.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Musk's xAI unveils Grok-3 AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT, China's DeepSeek
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet's Google. Grok-3 debut comes at a critical moment in the AI arms race, just days after DeepSeek unveiled its powerful open-source model and as Musk moves aggressively to expand xAI's influence. The chatbot is being rolled out immediately to Premium+ subscribers on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. xAI is also launching a new subscription tier, SuperGrok, for users accessing the chatbot via its mobile app and website. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. "Grok-3 across the board is in a league of its own," Musk said during a livestream alongside three xAI engineers late on Monday, adding the model outperforms its predecessor, Grok-2. "The introduction of Grok-3 puts xAI back in the race for leadership in open-source LLMs. It outperforms the current state-of-the-art models on some benchmarks, which makes xAI relevant again" said Gil Luria, managing director at D.A. Davidson. As competition in AI intensifies, xAI is ramping up its data center capacity to train more advanced models, by raising billions of dollars. Its supercomputer cluster in Memphis, Tennessee, called "Colossus", is touted as the largest in the world. However, Luria said improvements over the Grok-2 model appear to be too small to justify the enormous resources used to train it. The latest release introduces a smart search engine, called DeepSearch, which xAI describes as a reasoning-based chatbot capable of articulating its thought process when responding to user queries. The tool, demonstrated during the livestream, offers functions for research, brainstorming, and data analysis. Last week, a consortium of investors led by Musk offered$97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI's nonprofit assets, an offer the ChatGPT-maker rejected.
