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How tarot readers using AI – and what it says about our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support, advice

London, May 14 (The Conversation) If you’ve ever turned to artificial intelligence to try to figure out how to handle a tricky situation with a friend or colleague, you’re far from alone. For many, AI has become a modern oracle – a source of guidance, emotional support or clarity in moments of uncertainty – though critics worry that they could lead to emotional dependence on the technology. Of course, the urge to seek answers from forces beyond ourselves is hardly new. For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance. Once fringe, these practices have

Nearly 90 killed as storm lashes India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) – Almost 90 people were killed in a violent ​storm that pounded India’s most populous ‌state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters. Storms are ​common in the northern state during ​the hot season from March to ⁠June, before monsoon rains bring respite. Television ​images showed trees and billboards uprooted ​by gusts of wind in Wednesday’s storm, sending some crashing into cars amid clouds of ​dust and debris that blew down ​wooden furniture at roadside stalls. “About 89 people were ‌killed ⁠because of the storm, lightning, and rain-related

Iran war overshadows Trump’s China visit as peace talks stall

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to ask China to help end the costly and unpopular Iran war in discussions with ​President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, with peace talks stalled and the global economic cost of the conflict increasing. The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran looms large over Trump’s visit ‌to China, the first by a U.S. president since his last trip there in 2017, although analysts say he is unlikely to get the support he wants. More than one month after a tenuous ceasefire took effect, diplomatic efforts have failed to make progress

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