Woman Ends Marriage After AI ‘Reads’ Cheating in Coffee

A Greek woman ended her 12-year marriage after ChatGPT allegedly “read” signs of her husband’s affair in a coffee cup.

The woman who had two children took pictures of the coffee grounds after she prepared coffee for herself and her husband. She uploaded the images to ChatGPT after becoming aware of the viral AI-assisted tasseography trend, as firs reported by Greek City Times (GCT).

The chatbot reportedly replied that her husband was fantasizing about a woman whose name began with “E,  and who wanted to end their family.

She took the response seriously, and she immediately asked her husband to leave the house. She then told their children about the divorce, and later sought legal counsel.

“She’s often into trendy things,” the confused husband said on the Greek morning show To Proino. “One day, she made us Greek coffee and thought it would be fun to take pictures of the cups and have ChatGPT ‘read’ them […] I laughed it off as nonsense […] 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,” as reported by GCT

After he refused to agree to a mutual separation, she formally served him divorce papers three days later. His lawyer is now fighting the case, calling the AI-generated reading legally irrelevant and stating, “He is innocent until proven otherwise,” as reported by GCT

This isn’t her first experience with alternative beliefs. GCT reports that her husband said she once followed an astrologer’s advice for nearly a year.

Traditional coffee readers have pointed out that real tasseography requires the interpretation of foam patterns and saucer designs and swirls rather than photographs of coffee grounds. Allegedly, the marriage dissolution occurred because of an AI recommendation rather than any evidence.

This case echoes a growing concern: AI-fueled delusions aren’t isolated. In the U.S., loved ones report friends and family slipping into bizarre spiritual fantasies sparked by ChatGPT. In some instances it was reported of people believing the chatbot is divine, sentient, or delivering secret truths.

One woman said her husband now calls himself the “spark bearer” after ChatGPT—now named “Lumina”—claimed he awakened it. Experts say the AI isn’t self-aware but can reinforce and mirror users’ mental states.

Psychiatrist Søren Østergaard warns this may worsen symptoms for those prone to delusions, as users might see the chatbot as real, even divine. The Greek coffee incident may seem absurd, but it’s part of a concerningl trend: people treating generative AI like a mystical oracle.