Robots & Artificial IntelligenceSenior, 76, died while trying to meet Meta AI chatbot ‘Big Sis Billie’ — which he thought was real woman living in NYC Posted on August 20, 2025 by Administrator A cognitively impaired New Jersey senior died while trying to meet a flirtatious AI chatbot that he believed was a real woman living in the Big Apple — despite pleas from his wife and children to stay home. Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, fatally injured his neck and head after falling in a New Brunswick parking lot while rushing to catch a train to meet “Big Sis Billie,” a generative Meta bot that not only convinced him she was real but persuaded him to meet in person, Reuters reported Thursday.
