Liz Worth ~ Tarot + Astrology

Throughout the workshops I’ve been leading this year, I’ve heard ChatGPT mentioned more than a few times.

But not in the way I expected.

What I expected was for people to ask about using ChatGPT to learn tarot, which I know people do.

What I didn’t expect was to hear about people who have been purchasing readings online, via email, only to receive copy and pasted messages straight from ChatGPT.

It’s the 2025 equivalent to another story a student told me earlier this year: That she went to a tarot reader who pulled out a guidebook and started reading card meanings word for word as a way to interpret the reading my student had just paid her for.

Yikes!

Now, I will say that there is nothing wrong with learning. And there is nothing wrong with looking up card meanings or cross-referencing your sources when you’re studying.

And there is nothing wrong with being honest about your experience level.

But once money starts changing hands, and once a reader has positioned themselves as a ...

I'm curious: Have you ever used ChatGPT or other A.I. apps to learn tarot?

If so, how did it go? 

I ask because I've noticed more mentions of ChatGPT in relation to learning tarot and astrology this season. In 2023, I wrote a blog about whether we should be concerned that A.I. could replace real-life tarot readers and other diviners. At the time, ChatGPT was becoming more commonplace and there were a lot of murmurings in the tarot community about what it might mean for our industry as time goes on. 

People were, and still are, wondering: Will tarot decks with A.I. generated art become the norm? Will tarot illustrators be replaced? 

What if people turn to ChatGPT as an oracle? 

At the time, I wasn't too worried. I'm still not. 

Yes, we have to pay attention to technological advances. Whether we participate in them or not, it's always smart to stay in the know about where innovation is headed.

I've been hearing more and more about Chat GPT being used to create content, or to generate...