A 12-year marriage is reportedly ending after a woman claimed ChatGPT revealed her husband was having an affair — based on an AI analysis of his coffee cup.
According to Greek media cited by the Daily Mail, the unnamed mother-of-two turned to the chatbot in an unconventional attempt at tasseography — a fortune-telling method where coffee grounds are interpreted to foresee the future.
Traditionally performed by human readers, the practice was this time applied through an AI lens, with startling results.
The woman reportedly uploaded an image of her husband’s coffee cup to ChatGPT and requested a reading.
The chatbot allegedly responded with claims that the husband was considering — or already engaged in — an affair with a woman whose name started with the letter “E.”
The alleged prediction deeply impacted the woman, who took it seriously enough to ask her husband to leave, inform their children of an impending divorce, and initiate legal proceedings.
Her husband, speaking on Greek TV program To Proino, dismissed the claims as “nonsense” and expressed shock over his wife’s reaction.
He also shared that she had previously shown interest in astrology, which had caused strain in their relationship in the past.
“I laughed it off, but she was serious,” he said. “Next thing I knew, I got a call from a lawyer.”
Despite his initial refusal to agree to a separation, divorce papers were served just three days later.
His legal team is now challenging the case, arguing that ChatGPT’s statements are baseless and have no legal validity.
The bizarre incident sparked reactions on Reddit, with many users joking that AI is now encroaching on psychic territory.
Some commenters used the story to highlight concerns about people placing too much trust in AI-generated content, which can be unreliable or outright incorrect.
One user noted, “I feel like we’re going to see a wave of people whose ability to distinguish fiction from reality is being distorted by these tools.”
Others warned that while AI has remarkable capabilities, it remains prone to factual errors and shouldn’t be used as a tool for life-altering decisions.