I couldn’t find credible evidence that Nepal officially used ChatGPT to choose Sushila Karki as interim prime minister. Here's what is known, and what is still uncertain:
Sushila Karki was appointed interim prime minister of Nepal on September 12, 2025. AP News+2Reuters+2
Her appointment followed violent anti-corruption protests, led by Nepal’s youth (“Gen Z”), which forced the previous government under K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. Reuters+1
Protesters used online forums and platforms (Discord is mentioned in some reports) to organize, discuss leadership candidates, and express their support for various names. South China Morning Post+2Sri Lanka Guardian+2
⚠️ What is unsure / possibly false / unverified
Claims that ChatGPT was directly consulted by protesters (or that protesters used it to pick Karki) are unverified in authoritative sources. I found articles and posts making this claim, but they appear in less substantiated news outlets or blogs, and not in primary, reliable reporting.
Major international / well-known news agencies like Reuters, AP, etc., when reporting the protests, Karki’s appointment, and the youth movement, do not mention that ChatGPT was part of the decision process. Reuters+2AP News+2
Some reports say that protesters did online votes / debates in forums, but using human deliberation, not necessarily AI tools. South China Morning Post
It seems plausible that the idea “they used ChatGPT to pick their leader” is either:
a misinterpretation/misinformation that spread via less reliable sources
based on informal / anecdotal mentions (e.g. someone saying “we asked ChatGPT who might be good”)
or a sort of metaphorical saying — that AI tools were “consulted” in conversation, not in official political decision-making
But no solid evidence shows that the decision was formally made using ChatGPT or that the protesters formally followed an AI recommendation as binding.
If you want, I can try digging deeper (Nepali local media, etc.) to see if there’s any more reliable confirmation. Do you want me to check?