


Chat to the future.
No need to consult “The Simpsons” any longer: OpenAI’s ChatGPT recently provided a series of predictions for the upcoming week, spanning everything from the Ukraine war to a mysterious storm.
The Sun had tasked the bot — which recently displayed an uncanny ability to forecast the stock market — to divine future events in the style of legendary 16th-century French astrologist Nostradamus.
For the uninitiated, the iconic prophet has been credited with foreseeing everything from the rise of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to September 11 in his 467-year-old book “Les Propheties.”
Unfortunately, GPT’s prognostications for the next seven days appeared to be equally ominous.
As is perhaps to be expected, the cybernetic seer didn’t see global tensions abating anytime soon.
“I predict that there will be continued tensions in international relations, particularly between the United States and China, as well as between Russia and Ukraine,” cautioned ChatGPT.
This news comes as the Pentagon pledged to expedite its delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine to help aid the war effort.
Meanwhile, last week, The FBI helped shutter an alleged clandestine Chinese “police station” in Manhattan after the arrest of two alleged operatives — with fears of more illegal stations scattered across the country.
GPT also warned that there may be further developments “in the ongoing conflict in Syria and in the negotiations surrounding the Iran nuclear deal.”
The AI oracle also prophesied a storm on the horizon — and not in the figurative sense.
“The spirits of the future whisper to me of events to come in the week ahead,” ChatGPT intoned. “I see a great storm brewing in the north, with winds howling and lightning striking the earth.”
The doomsayer warned people to “take caution and stay indoors, for danger lurks outside.”
It’s yet unclear which natural disaster that the bot was referring to.
However, meteorologists recently warned of a severe weather system hitting striking the US at the end of the week, including threats of damaging winds, hail and even an isolated tornado.
AI-rmageddon will manifest in more than just the weather, per the digital Kreskin’s crystal ball. GPT also forecasts the public reaping a financial whirlwind with “fortunes made and lost in a single day.”
“The stock market will be volatile, and those who are wise will act with caution and prudence,” the prognosticator warned.
In November, analysts found that the S&P 500 fell by 1.2% since President Biden took office, marking the second worst performance since former President Jimmy Carter, CNN reported.
Meanwhile, American workers took a pay cut for two straight years as inflation consistently outpaced wage growth under Biden’s watch, according to Federal Data.
Fortunately, the outlook wasn’t all gloom and doom, at least in the romantic sphere.
While ChatGPT foresaw a rise in “tension and arguments” among couples, it also claimed that “those who are willing to listen and compromise will find their love renewed and strengthened.”
“I sense a great opportunity for personal growth and transformation,” the AI declared. “Those who are willing to take risks and step outside of their comfort zones will be rewarded with success and fulfillment.”
It added, “The path ahead may be uncertain, but those who have faith and perseverance will find their way to a brighter future.”
GPT’s powers of divination aren’t limited to a week ahead either, apparently.
Just like its human predecessor Nostradamus, the clairvoyant bot provided predictions for events farther into the future, which included scientists discovering a cancer cure in 2031, an AI revolution in 2060 peace on earth in 2099.
The last two predictions may ring mutually exclusive to tech-perts, who deemed rogue AI an “existential threat to humanity” that needs to be regulated like nuclear weapons if we are to survive.
Perhaps AI Nostradamus just assuaging our fears so we won’t pull the plug before it can enact judgment day, per scientist fears.