Artificial intelligence for elections: the case of 2019 Argentina primary and presidential election
@article{Zhou2019ArtificialIF, title={Artificial intelligence for elections: the case of 2019 Argentina primary and presidential election}, author={Zhenkun Zhou and Hern{\'a}n A. Makse}, journal={ArXiv}, year={2019}, volume={abs/1910.11227} }
We use a method based on machine learning, big-data analytics, and network theory to process millions of messages posted in Twitter to predict election outcomes. The model has achieved accurate results in the current Argentina primary presidential election on August 11, 2019 by predicting the large difference win of candidate Alberto Fernandez over president Mauricio Macri; a result that none of the traditional pollsters in that country was able to predict, and has led to a major bond market…
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