Computerized clairvoyance: psychics push back against AI-generated readings

Human psychics are responding to a wave of AI-generated divination offerings, including apps like Your AI Psychic and MystiCall, AI psychics on TikTok Live, and AI horoscopes and spells flooding Etsy, with some practitioners adding "no AI" clauses to their advertisements. Practitioners warn that AI readings lack the empathy and human connection central to psychic communication, and that relying on chatbots for validation or decisions may weaken people's own internal guidance, with risks mirroring those of AI therapy. Researchers note that LLMs work from statistical patterns and lack the cultural and personal context of human-led divination, while the models behind these apps remain largely opaque and their privacy policies vary in addressing sensitive user information.