Remember Paul the Octopus? The German sea creature predicted World Cup winners in 2010. He chose food boxes draped in national flags. He got eight out of eight right. Now he has digital successors — and they run on data, not seafood. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first major tournament where widely available AI chatbots are making bold predictions. Fans, researchers, and banks are all asking the same question: which AI gets it right? What Are the AI Chatbots Predicting? The