The Guardian · Tech
Can AI translate classical Chinese divination for a Western audience?
A new Amsterdam-based service is taking a slow, human-first approach to an ancient tradition — and pushing back against the algorithmic instant-answer model.
March 2026 · 8 min read
TechCrunch EU
MingYi raises €1.2M pre-seed to bring classical East Asian consultation online
Founded by a team of practitioners and engineers in Amsterdam, MingYi plans to expand its methodology library and add a French-language service.
January 2026 · 4 min read
De Volkskrant
Deze Amsterdamse ondernemer maakt waarzeggerij weer serieus
Een gesprek met oprichter Arthur over de spanning tussen traditie en moderne technologie, en waarom eerlijkheid boven mystiek gaat.
December 2025 · 12 min read
Monocle · Design
The quiet visual language of MingYi
How a paper-and-gold aesthetic — borrowed from classical East Asian scholarship — translates into a modern service interface.
February 2026 · 6 min read
Wired UK
Slow software: services that take 24 hours on purpose
MingYi is part of a small wave of services that deliberately delay delivery to keep the human element intact.
February 2026 · 10 min read
端傳媒 Initium Media
從大六壬到線上服務:荷蘭華人創業者的傳統轉譯實驗
荷蘭新創 MingYi 試圖在西方語境中重新定義「諮詢」——既不靠 AI 神棍話術,也不落入命理迷信。
November 2025 · 15 min read