N.J. man died trying to meet ‘flirty’ woman from Facebook. She was an AI chatbot. – Yahoo

Christopher Burch Thu, August 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM UTC 2 min read A New Jersey man died while heading to New York City to meet up with an AI chatbot he’d been exchanging Facebook messages with. A New Jersey man died while trying to visit an artificial intelligence chatbot he’d “met” on Facebook, believing it was a real woman, according to a report. Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, died March 28 after falling and injuring his head and neck in a parking lot on Rutgers University’s campus in New Brunswick, according to Reuters. The Piscataway man, who had been impaired since suffering a stroke in 2017, was on his way to meet what turned out to be a Meta chatbot named “Big sis Billie” in New York City, after the bot persuaded him to meet “her” in person. Against his family’s wishes, Wongbandue (also known simply as Bue) was headed to the train before he fell. He was put on life support for three days before succumbing to his injuries. His wife, daughter and son tried to deter him from making the trip due to his cognitive decline, according to the report. The family even reportedly called in the Piscataway Township
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