Tarot Card Readers Now Use AI Computers for Help

Many people who read tarot cards are now using computer programs called AI to help them. Tarot cards are special cards that people use to think about their problems and future. Scientists studied 12 people who read tarot cards to see how they use AI. They found that people ask AI computers to explain what their cards mean instead of figuring it out themselves.

Tarot cards have become very popular lately. Almost one out of every three Americans now uses things like tarot cards or astrology at least once a year. Young people especially like these practices, and social media has made them more common. Tarot cards started as a regular card game in Italy hundreds of years ago. Over time, people added special meanings to each card.

A regular tarot deck has 78 cards, and each card has its own special meaning. People use the cards to think about hard questions like relationships or jobs. After someone picks cards, they have to figure out what the cards mean for their specific question. This takes time and thinking. Some people find this hard to do, so they ask AI computers for help instead.

The scientists found that tarot readers use AI in two main ways. First, some people ask AI to tell them exactly what their cards mean. This saves them from having to think hard about confusing cards. Second, some readers use AI to get different ideas about what their cards could mean. They compare the AI's ideas with their own thoughts to see which feels right.

Many people like using AI because it seems to have no personal feelings about their problems. They think AI gives them honest answers. Some people even think that when AI makes mistakes or says strange things, those mistakes might have special meaning. They treat AI like a friend who is always there to help, even when they don't want to bother their real friends.

Scientists say that up to 87% of people who use AI ask it for personal advice about relationships and feelings. Sometimes this help is good, but sometimes people start depending too much on AI. Some people use AI instead of talking to real friends and family. This can cause problems because AI doesn't really know about people's lives or feelings.

The best way to use AI might be to let it give you new ideas without replacing your own thinking. The tarot readers who used AI well still thought for themselves. They used AI to challenge their own ideas and see things differently. This way, AI becomes a tool that helps people think better instead of doing all the thinking for them.