We talked to 12 tarot card readers who are using AI. They split in 2 camps, with big implications for the technology
An increasing number of tarot card readers are incorporating AI into their practice, using it to interpret cards and provide guidance, often seeking clarity in emotionally complex situations. The study of 12 practitioners reveals a split between those who use AI as a reflective tool and those wary of its lack of contextual understanding. This intersection of AI and spiritual practices highlights both the potential and limitations of technology in offering personal insight.
- ▪Nearly 1 in 3 Americans consult tarot or astrology at least once a year, according to a 2025 Pew Research survey.
- ▪Tarot interpretation traditionally relies on the reader’s intuition, context, and life experience, while AI tends to offer definitive answers without personal nuance.
- ▪Some tarot readers use AI to bypass interpretive ambiguity, especially in complex readings involving cards like the Fool and the Ten of Wands.
- ▪AI’s role in tarot raises questions about emotional dependence on technology and the loss of personal agency in spiritual practices.
- ▪The Rider-Waite-Smith deck remains the most popular tarot deck in the English-speaking world, originally published in the early 20th century.
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If you’ve ever turned to artificial intelligence to try to figure out how to handle a tricky situation with a friend or colleague, you’re far from alone. For many, AI has become a modern oracle – a source of guidance, emotional support or clarity in moments of uncertainty – though critics worry that they could lead to emotional dependence on the technology.Recommended Video Of course, the urge to seek answers from forces beyond ourselves is hardly new. For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance. Once fringe, these practices have increasingly become mainstream.
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