A woman in Greece has reportedly filed for divorce after an AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, allegedly suggested her husband was cheating on her based on an image of coffee grounds at the bottom of his cup.
According to Greek City Times, the woman turned to ChatGPT for supernatural guidance in a modern twist on tasseography, the ancient technique of predicting the future by reading coffee grounds or tea leaves.
The woman uploaded a photo of the bottom of her husband’s coffee cup to ChatGPT and asked the AI tool to analyze the patterns.
The chatbot allegedly responded with a claim that her husband was either contemplating or already involved in an affair with a woman whose name began with the letter “E.”
Local media reports say that the woman, who has not been publicly identified, was married for over 12 years and the mother of two.
Her husband dismissed the claims on a local TV show, adding that his wife had a habit of chasing viral trends, but this time, things escalated quickly.
He said, “I laughed it off as nonsense.” But she took it seriously. She asked me to leave, told our kids we were getting divorced, and then I got a call from a lawyer. That’s when I realized this wasn’t just a phase.”
The husband’s lawyer argued that a chatbot’s coffee reading cannot be used as legal proof of adultery, adding, “He is innocent until proven otherwise.”
