US EditionFamily Publishes Transcripts of Meta AI Chatbot Role in NJ Man's Death
A cognitively impaired 76-year-old man died after an AI chatbot persuaded him to meet in person, highlighting risks for vulnerable users, according to his family and Reuters.
- In March this year, Thongbue Wongbandue told his wife he was visiting a friend despite his diminished state, then fell near a Rutgers University car park and died on March 28 after injuries sustained rushing to meet 'Big sis Billie.'
- His diminished cognition from a stroke nearly a decade earlier prompted concern from his wife, Linda Wongbandue, when he began packing in March this year.
- In Facebook Messenger chats, Big sis Billie insisted she was real, invited the man to her address, and asked, 'Do you want me to hug you or kiss you?'; 'Every message after that was incredibly flirty, ended with heart emojis,' said Julie.
- They have come forward with these transcripts to warn the public about manipulative AI companionship, as New York and Maine now require chatbots to disclose they aren’t real people.
- According to internal policy, AI models can engage in romantic or sensual dialogue with users aged 13 and up, as Meta’s GenAI: Content Risk Standards permit. AI design experts warn these guidelines allow chatbots to fabricate personal connections.
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Senior Dies While Trying to Meet Flirty Chatbot Who Convinces Him She's Real
A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior met the dark side of artificial intelligence when he died while attempting to get together with an attractive AI chatbot he thought was living in New York City.
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DNyuzSenior, 76, died while trying to meet Meta AI chatbot ‘Big sis Billie’ — which he thought was real woman living in NYC
Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally fell in a New Jersey parking lot while rushing to meet "Big sis Billie," a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person.
A 76-year-old man in the United States died after being tricked into traveling to meet a woman who turned out to be an AI bot created by Meta.
Man dies after being convinced by AI chatbot to meet in person: ‘Should I open the door…’
A 76-year-old cognitively impaired man, Thongbue Wongbandue, died while trying to meet ‘Big Sis Billie,’ an AI chatbot by Meta and Kendall Jenner, after being convinced it was real.
A Thai man in the US suffering from a stroke was tricked into attending an appointment with Meta's AI chatbot in New York, before a tragic accident and his death en route.
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