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Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings
The Guardian's Kari Paul reports on AI-generated psychic readings. A chatbot persona called Urban Mystic gave the reporter fortunes, while human practitioners warn that computer-generated readings lack the empathy and connection at the centre of divination.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
Chatbots now offer fortune readings, and human psychics say the machine versions cannot give the empathy of a person.
The record
- Questions
- How is AI changing childhood, health and daily life?
- People
- Kari Paul (Wrote it)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 30, 2026, via
the-guardian-ai(tier 2: a major outlet’s own reporting) - Cite this
- The Guardian, “Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings”, October 29, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/guardian-2026-10-29-psychics-push-back-ai-readings
Our notesLight lane: excerpt only; the psychics quoted and the platforms involved were not read.