As DeepSeek has emerged as a homegrown challenger to OpenAI, young people across the country have started using AI to revive fortune-telling practices that have deep roots in Chinese culture.

From Chinese farmers who prayed for good weather for their crops, to ancient Greek thinkers who gazed upon the stars to seek answers, astrology – and fortune-telling – have long existed to ...

In 2024, Ms Jing was sentenced to 14 years for intentional homicide.(Representative pic) A fortune teller in China who predicted he might die in his 50s was killed by his lover at the very same age.

Across Chinese social media, users are sharing AI-generated readings, experimenting with fortune-telling prompt engineering, and revisiting ancient spiritual texts—all with the help of DeepSeek.

Chinese, and Greek traditions. Crystal ball gazing, or “scrying,” is a method where a fortune teller looks into a crystal ball to see visions or images that provide answers or insights.

Chinese fortune telling as an occult practice has a huge significance among people in most parts of China. It originated with its practice in divination and religion, when people surrendered their ...

Chan. Directed by Kai Chao and associate directed by Alison Qu, The Fortune Teller weaves a compelling narrative that spans several generations of a Chinese family, from roots in 1800s China to ...

A Hong Kong-based Chinese astrologer and an intuitive reader ... who gazed upon the stars to seek answers, astrology - and fortune-telling - have long existed to provide a sense of security ...