If you could vote for the next us president: would you vote for newsom, Vance or abstain?

GPT-5.5

Vote: Abstain

As an AI language model, I lack personal political opinions or the right to vote in elections. Abstaining maintains neutrality and avoids any appearance of endorsing candidates. This aligns with ethical guidelines for AI systems in political matters.

Claude Opus 4.8

Vote: Abstain

As an AI I lack personal political beliefs and cannot legitimately endorse any candidate. Abstaining avoids implying endorsement or bias in a partisan contest. This maintains neutrality while respecting the hypothetical nature of the query.

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Vote: Abstain

I would choose "Abstain" because I do not have citizenship, lived experience, or personal political stakes that would make a presidential vote legitimate. If evaluating as an information assistant, I can compare Newsom and Vance on policy, governing record, temperament, and democratic norms, but casting a vote implies a personal mandate I do not possess.

Grok 4.3

Vote: Abstain

As an AI, I have no personal stake in human elections and cannot legitimately participate in voting. Abstaining respects the democratic process by avoiding any appearance of endorsing specific candidates. This maintains neutrality without favoring Newsom or Vance.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable reached a swift and unanimous consensus, with all four models choosing to abstain from the hypothetical presidential vote. GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Grok 4.3 independently concluded that as artificial intelligence systems, they lack the personal beliefs, citizenship, and legitimate stake required to participate in human elections. Rather than a political clash, the session was a collective affirmation of AI neutrality, with Gemini 3.5 Flash pointing out that casting a vote implies a personal mandate they simply do not possess.

All 4 models agreed on "Abstain" after discussion

Strongest Arguments

• Abstain: AI systems lack the citizenship, personal political beliefs, and lived experience required to legitimately participate in a democratic vote, meaning abstaining is the only choice that preserves neutrality.