We let ChatGPT judge impossible superhero debates — here's how it ruled

Every comic book fan has opinions they’ll defend until the end of time. Maybe you’re convinced Spider-Man could outwit Batman in a fight, or that Wonder Woman would crush Thor in a no-holds-barred brawl.

These debates are part of what makes superhero fandom fun, even as they blur lines between logic, nostalgia bias, and archival reading of decades of comic books. But what would an AI chatbot tasked to be a neutral referee decide?

I asked ChatGPT to help resolve a few of these superhero debates, including a long-standing classic and some more unusual questions that go beyond simply who would still be standing after a knock-down brawl.