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Why Chinese youth embrace AI fortune-telling despite criticism of ‘scams’

South China Morning Post · · 266 words · By Fran Lu
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“Chinese youth are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for fortune-telling”
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The specific claim about Chinese youth turning to AI for fortune-telling is found in one primary web search result. While other results mention AI therapy or general AI use by teens, they do not specifically corroborate the 'fortune-telling' trend across multiple independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese youth are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for fortune-telling, discovering that AI models are cheaper, faster, and equally effective compared to traditional human soothsay…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/arti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rise of AI Therapy Among Chinese Youth. Young Chinese are increasingly turning to AI chatbots like DeepSeek for mental health support, driven by affordability, accessibility, and reduced stigma.
https://potentu.org/2025/11/18/ai-therapy-china-emotional-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI for advice, emotional support and decision-making, according to a new study.“Everyone uses AI for everything now. It’s really taking over,” said Chege, who won…
https://apnews.com/article/ai-companion-generative-teens-men…
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“the hashtag #deepseeksuanming, or DeepSeek fortune-telling, has amassed over 55 million views”
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The specific statistic regarding the #deepseeksuanming hashtag and its 55 million views is only mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — On a popular Chinese social media platform, the hashtag #deepseeksuanming, or DeepSeek fortune-telling, has amassed over 55 million views. DeepSeek is a family of Chinese AI models launched in 2023.
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/arti…
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“DeepSeek is a family of Chinese AI models launched in 2023”
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Wikipedia and the official DeepSeek website both confirm the company was founded in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — DeepSeek was founded in July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the co-founder of High-Flyer, who also serves as the CEO for both of the companies. [7][8][9] The company launched an eponymous chatbot alongside it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepSeek
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web search NEUTRAL — 深度求索（DeepSeek），成立于2023年，专注于研究世界领先的通用人工智能底层模型与技术，挑战人工智能前沿性难题。 基于自研训练框架、自建智算集群和万卡算力等资源，深度求索团队仅用半年时间便已发布并开源多个百亿级参数大模型，如DeepSeek-LLM通用大语言模型、DeepSeek-Coder代码大模型，并在2024年1月率先开源国内首个MoE大模型（DeepSeek-MoE），各大模型在公…
https://www.deepseek.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Chat with DeepSeek AI for free. Get instant help with writing, coding, math, research, and more. No signup required.
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“AI models can effortlessly switch between various systems, including the Purple Star System, a form of Chinese astrology that interprets a person’s life based on their birth time, Western Tarot cards and techniques such as palm and face reading from photographs”
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The detailed description of switching between the Purple Star System, Tarot, and face reading is only present in the single source discussing Chinese youth and AI fortune-telling. General AI results do not confirm these specific integrated capabilities for a specific model.
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web search NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
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“The AI models generate virtual card layouts and provide interpretations based on users’ questions”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that AI models generate virtual card layouts and interpretations for fortune-telling (Tarotap and cutout.pro provide similar services).
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web search NEUTRAL — The AI models generate virtual card layouts and provide interpretations based on users’ questions.One individual paid 60 yuan (US$9) for a fortune-telling app that provides AI-generated insights and u…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/arti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get free AI tarot readings online. Ask our tarot reader AI about love, career, or life decisions. No signup required - start your tarot card reading now.Design a unique AI tarot reader with custom per…
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web search NEUTRAL — AI Fortune Teller is a cutout.pro feature that generates personalized fortune reading results from an uploaded portrait photo, including tarot style, zodiac fortune, aura color, love, career, lucky co…
https://www.cutout.pro/ai-fortune-teller
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“One individual paid 60 yuan (US$9) for a fortune-telling app that provides AI-generated insights and unlocks a comprehensive report”
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The specific detail about an individual paying 60 yuan for a report is only mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Many users report that AI fortune-telling has seamlessly integrated into their daily routines.One individual paid 60 yuan (US$9) for a fortune-telling app that provides AI-generated insights and unloc…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/arti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Some AI fortune-telling apps illegally collect, use data, harming users, society. Data leaks may cause harassment, scams, financial loss. Is AI fortune-telling tech innovation or superstition revival?
https://pandayoo.com/post/ai-fortune-telling-in-china-decodi…
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web search NEUTRAL — AI fortune telling app, reddit story, storytime, relatable, AI prediction.An AI fortune teller app predicts a grizzly end, but when a bear escapes a zoo, it might be more real than she thinks.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ai-fortune-telling-app-story
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“Another user invested 90 yuan in a “smart” mobile phone grip, equipped with a built-in chip... displaying the user’s daily fortune”
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The specific detail about a 90 yuan 'smart' mobile phone grip for daily fortunes is only mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Another user invested 90 yuan in a “smart” mobile phone grip, equipped with a built-in chip. By touching the grip to the phone, a well-designed page appears, displaying the user’s daily fortune along …
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/arti…
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