AI psychic readings are available around the clock, and human practitioners are having to explain why customers should still pay to speak with them.
The Guardian found psychics responding with AI-free promises and arguments that chatbots lack the human connection central to their work.
How are human psychics fighting back
Psychic and coach Lauryn Kellett was addressing that competition in April 2025. She urged spiritual business owners to emphasize qualities she believes AI can’t replicate, including intuition and personal connection.
Psychic Vision makes its position clear across its website and app listing. It rejects AI-generated readings and promises customers a live person. Google Play shows more than 100,000 downloads.
A human reader doesn’t establish whether anyone can predict the future. Customers can still expect the person they’re paying to do the reading, especially when software can produce something that sounds personal.
Why are some readers using AI anyway
A study presented at CHI 2026 interviewed 12 tarot practitioners who already used AI for personal readings. Some wanted reassurance about their interpretations. Others asked for perspectives that might challenge their assumptions.
Participants described hostility toward AI within tarot communities and worried that relying on it could weaken intuitive skills. Some moderators rejected recruitment requests specifically because the study involved AI.
One participant treated chatbot hallucinations as potentially meaningful randomness, like a card falling from a deck. A familiar software flaw became another clue to interpret. These interviews cover a small group of existing AI users, so they can’t represent the whole profession.
Who gets paid when the psychic sleeps
MysticTwin is recruiting psychics to train AI doubles that could serve clients while they’re offline. Its website says the company would take 50% of chat revenue and promises customers would know they’re speaking with AI. Even the spirit world needs passive income.
The service is still advertising a planned launch. Before paying for a reading, check who’s actually delivering it. Picking a human psychic’s profile may eventually mean choosing which chatbot they’ve trained.