Seoul, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea's blind fortune-tellers

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2026-08-13

Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophesying tradition still practised there. At 86, Song is one of the last members of a community of visually impaired practitioners that drew generations of South Koreans seeking answers and advice about everything from illness and money to love and fate. In one of the world's most AI-connected......

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