Can Artificial Intelligence Guess the Next Temples? October 2025 Edition | LDS Daily

This article by Holly Wallace explores an entertaining experiment using ChatGPT to predict where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might announce new temples.

Wallace examines how artificial intelligence performed in previous temple location predictions, finding mixed but surprisingly insightful results. ChatGPT correctly predicted temples in Rapid City, South Dakota and Nouméa, New Caledonia by identifying geographic gaps and travel difficulties for church members. The AI came close with other predictions, suggesting Charleston instead of the actual Greenville, South Carolina announcement, and correctly identifying Africa as a focus region despite missing specific cities.

The article provides updated predictions for October 2025 General Conference, suggesting 15 potential temple locations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America. These predictions focus on underserved regions where members face long travel distances to existing temples.

• ChatGPT successfully predicted some temple locations by analyzing travel patterns and geographic gaps
• Recent temple dedications in Auckland, Nairobi, Syracuse, and other cities have improved global accessibility
• New predictions target isolated regions like Bangladesh, Nepal, and various African nations
• The experiment highlights the Church's remarkable global expansion while acknowledging that revelation, not algorithms, ultimately guides temple placement