Can chatbots tell fortunes or do they make them up out of thin AI-r?

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Lo Hoi-yingFebruary 17, 2026 at 09:30 AM
Can chatbots tell fortunes or do they make them up out of thin AI-r?

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Hong Kong feng shui masters are cautioning against relying on AI chatbots for fortune-telling, despite a growing trend of online users consulting them. These experts warn that AI, trained on existing data, may produce inaccurate and potentially "dangerous" predictions, especially in the realm of metaphysics. The South China Morning Post tested two chatbots, Gemini and DeepSeek, by asking them to predict Hong Kong's fortune for the Year of the Horse. Both chatbots incorrectly identified 2026 as the Year of the Horse and warned of social friction due to an imbalance of elements, a view shared by at least one feng shui master. The article highlights the debate surrounding the legitimacy of AI fortune-telling and the potential risks of blindly trusting its predictions.

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chatbots 100% fortune-telling 90% artificial intelligence 80% feng shui 70% predictions 60% year of the horse 50% metaphysics 50% social media 40%

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