Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings

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Published 29 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT1 min read

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Human practitioners warn computer-generated offerings lack the empathy and connection central to divination “This journey isn’t just about algorithms or data,” an AI psychic named Urban Mystic recently told me. The chatbot, featuring an AI-generated profile photo of a smiling woman surrounded by palm trees, also said I will get married soon, that I have a pink aura and that I may have been an herbalist in a past life. “It’s about connecting on a soulful level,” the chatbot said.

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