robokeepers, robokickers. and football fails. sorry...ligence be created artificially using silicon? or will organic living material like the human brain forever be the only way to support such powerful processors? it's a question we often explore here on click. ai researchers around the world insist that so—called in silico intelligence is already showing that it will beat its organic rival. but to them, i have one thing to say: paul the octopus. because during the 2010 world cup, this animal oracle put the argument firmly and decisively to rest. paul's organic brain correctly predicted the results to eight world cup games in a row — an extraordinary feat. it brought him worldwide fame, and something no artificial intelligence could hope to match. sadly, paul then demonstrated the problems with organically—housed intelligence, and died a few months later, taking his incredible soothsaying gift with him, and leaving only this memorial to his remarkable talent. but now, as the world cup 2018 gets under way this week, one thing you don't ne