Given how easily people are manipulated by the mass media, it would be more interesting to harness AI to predict the next wave of global mass hypnosis. We started gently with silly things like planking, pouring ice over our heads, and covering ourselves with tattoos. Then we progressed to mass hysteria over a relatively minor virus. It's clear we have zero resistance to being herded into mass-market beliefs, so any ability to predict the next wave would be quite helpful. At the very least, it would enable some of us to profit from it...