A Greek woman has allegedly ended her 12-year marriage after ChatGPT accused her husband of cheating based purely on its “interpretation” of coffee grounds.
The dumbfounded husband appeared on the morning talk show "To Proino" and recounted how a seemingly harmless social media trend turned into an impending divorce, claiming that ChatGPT harmed his marriage by depicting him as an adulterer, according to the Greek City Times.
Following the growing trend of tasseography, known as coffee ground readings, his wife photographed the residues in their coffee cups and asked ChatGPT to “analyze” them.
What could possibly go wrong? A digital fortune-telling session that ends a marriage based on unfounded claims—that's exactly what.
The chatbot "revealed" that the woman's husband was daydreaming about another woman, whose name began with the letter “E.” According to ChatGPT‘s interpretation, this unknown woman was actively trying to destroy their family. Fueled by these accusations, the wife filed for divorce without informing her spouse.
“I laughed it off as nonsense,” the husband shared during the interview. “But she didn’t. She told me to leave, informed our kids about the divorce, and the next thing I knew, I was getting a call from her lawyer.”
The man’s counsel promised to contest the divorce, arguing that AI claims lack legal merit. Despite this, the wife’s determination seems unwavering, leaving the husband trapped in the turmoil of a marriage ruined by coffee grinds and an overzealous chatbot.
However, aside from its shortcomings in marriage counseling, ChatGPT has proven useful in other situations. A North Carolina mother, "desperate" to learn why she couldn't bend her fingers, turned to the AI app for help, leading to a shocking cancer diagnosis.
The mother of two began experiencing excruciating stomach pains, losing a stone in just four weeks in September 2024, which doctors initially attributed to acid reflux.
Eager to understand her body's changes, later that month, the business owner shared her symptoms with the AI messaging service Chat GPT, which suggested she might have Hashimoto's disease.
This prompted doctors to carry out scans of Lauren's thyroid and discover two small lumps in her neck that were confirmed as cancer in October 2024. Lauren, who owns a marketing company, said she would never have found the hidden cancer without the help of Chat GPT, which she credits for helping save her life.
The moral of the story? Use it at your own risk.
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