Can AI Be Your Astrologer? (A Different Perspective)
by Ricky Williams
I appreciate concerns raised in Can AI Be Your Astrologer?
I share the caution around tech hype and the temptation to replace living, breathing wisdom with algorithms. But as someone who’s devoted decades to astrology and is now building tools at the intersection of astrology and technology, I experience this conversation differently from the perspective in this recent article.
First, errors aren’t unique to AI. "Finite and fallible" human astrologers have gaps in their knowledge, miscalculate charts, overlook aspects, and bring their own biases to their readings. The issue isn’t whether mistakes happen — it’s how we minimize and learn from them. With careful design, AI can flag inconsistencies, double-check math, and even prompt reflection that deepens human judgment.
Second, AI can support research and practice in ways humans simply can’t at scale. Imagine sifting through thousands of charts to test hypotheses about progressions, or instantly pulling historical correlations across cultures. That doesn’t diminish the role of the astrologer — it expands our toolkit. We remain the interpreters, the storytellers, the ones holding the human context.
Third, let’s not pretend bias belongs only to machines. Every astrologer works through their lens: cultural, philosophical, and even generational. While it is true that AI carries the fingerprints of its creators, the difference is we can actually see and audit those fingerprints. Transparency and accountability are possible in AI in ways they rarely are in human subjectivity.
What I don’t agree with is framing this question as a zero-sum game: astrologer vs. AI.
The question isn’t whether AI “can be an astrologer.” The real question is: How can AI empower astrologers and upgrade astrology itself to flourish in this new era?
For me, the goal isn’t to strip astrology of its soul. It’s to build tools that honor astrology’s depth and lineage, while opening doors to new insights, new research, and new ways for people to connect with their charts. AI won’t replace astrologers. But with the right vision, it can absolutely empower us to do our work better — and bring astrology into a dialogue with the future, instead of shutting the door on it.
I really appreciate Chani joining this conversation. For me, the Age of Aquarius is about giving people direct access to their own charts, not just someone else’s interpretation of them. That’s where I see AI as helpful — it can support an ongoing, personal relationship with your chart in a way no astrologer possibly could.
It’s not about AI replacing astrologers, but about letting each of us explore our own patterns with a tool that’s always there, learning as it goes. If you’re curious, you can compare perspectives yourself: read Chani’s article, consider my take, and then spend 2 free days with the AI astrology app I've built for iOS called Ask Lila to see what it feels like. And please — tell us where it makes mistakes. That’s how we make it better.
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