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THE BALLOT BOX OP-ED: AI cannot predict SA’s 2026 elections outcome, but it may influence November 4 polls

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THE BALLOT BOX OP-ED: AI cannot predict SA’s 2026 elections outcome, but it may influence November 4 polls

AI models do not know how South Africans will vote on 4 November 2026.

Yet people increasingly use them to understand the world, and their answers can help shape the reality they merely appear to describe.

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