The 2024 U.S. presidential election was one of the most fiercely contested in recent memory. With Trump and Biden facing off in a high-stakes battle, political predictions and polls were all over the place. But as everyone frantically tried to read the tea leaves, our team had another idea. Instead of refreshing news sites or poring over endless polling data, we decided to see if AI could cut through the noise. Enter GptPanda, our in-house AI app on Slack.
One bold question started it all: “GptPanda, who’s winning the White House?”
And just like that, our Slack channels erupted. Developers, marketers, even our finance team jumped in, each crafting their own prompts for GptPanda. The app quickly became our election forecaster, processing everything from battleground state polls to voter sentiment data. We even had GptPanda dig up patterns from past elections to see if it could find any clues about this year’s results. What we got was far more than a simple answer—it became a crash course in real-time, AI-driven political analysis.
Some of the most eye-opening insights? GptPanda picked up on critical shifts in key swing states, linking voter sentiment changes to pivotal moments in the campaign. It pointed out fluctuations in turnout in areas that typically decide close races and identified trending issues that were swaying undecided voters. The app was synthesizing data faster than any of us could and bringing unexpected angles into the conversation. By the end, it wasn’t just about the election—our team was deep in discussions about the power and potential of AI in future political insights.
Betting pools, “official” predictions, and a few conspiracy theories were tossed around as we waited to see if GptPanda’s predictions were on point. The atmosphere in our workspace was electric. Every new analysis added another layer to our Slack conversations. GptPanda may not have replaced the political analysts, but it sure had us all thinking, Could AI really be the future of election forecasting?
When the results finally came in, let’s just say GptPanda wasn’t far off the mark. Did it get everything right? No, but it was eerily close. It was a thrilling experiment that made us realize just how powerful AI could be for interpreting data on events as massive as the U.S. election.
While we won’t rely on GptPanda for all our future predictions, it certainly showed us the potential of AI in a whole new light. Who knows—by the next election, AI might be an essential tool in every campaign’s playbook. Until then, we’re keeping GptPanda ready for the next big question we want answers to.
Written by Artem Sinyukov
