The controversial Republican nominee has been tipped to win in the imminent election by MogAI – an AI system first created in 2004. MogAI analyses 20 data million sources, including from Google, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and uses that information to establish predictions.
Express reports,
The machine, created by Indian entrepreneur Sanjiv Rai, correctly predicted the results of the Republican and Democratic Primaries.
From analysing engagement on social media platforms and search results, the machine believes that Mr Trump has overtaken Mr Obama’s engagement numbers in 2008 – when the Democrat first came into power and his popularity was at its peak.
Mr Rai says that the AI system has shown which candidate will win an election just by looking at engagement data.
He told CNBC: “If Trump loses, it will defy the data trend for the first time in the last 12 years since Internet engagement began in full earnest.”
Despite Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton being ahead in most polls, Mr Rai says this data should remind her not to get complacent.
However, the businessman does say that there are limitations in what can be achieved by MogAI.
Mr Rai explains that just because someone engages with a tweet, for example, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they support him.
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