{"id":29450,"date":"2025-08-18T10:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=29450"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:04:05","slug":"man-dies-after-kendall-jenner-inspired-chatbot-convinced-him-to-meet-her-in-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/08\/18\/man-dies-after-kendall-jenner-inspired-chatbot-convinced-him-to-meet-her-in-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after Kendall Jenner inspired chatbot convinced him to meet her in person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 76 year old retired man has sadly passed away after attempting to meet an &#8220;incredibly flirty&#8221; Meta chatbot called Big Sis Billie, who is inspired by Kendall Jenner.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Sis Billie is a variant of the Billie chatbot, which was launched in 2023 in collaboration with Kendall Jenner.<\/p>\n<p>Meta told <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/17\/a-retired-chef-died-trying-meet-flirty-ai-chatbot-friend-23934910\/\">Metro<\/a>: &#8220;This AI character is not Kendall Jenner and does not purport to be Kendall Jenner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1-Z5GzPA3n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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But for a bot to say &#8216;Come visit me&#8217; is insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29459\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29459\" src=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-08-18T095119.548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-08-18T095119.548.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-08-18T095119.548-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-08-18T095119.548-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ellie-New-Featured-Images-2025-08-18T095119.548-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thongbue&#8217;s wife explained that after her husband suffered a stroke a few years prior, his &#8220;brain was not processing information the right way&#8221; and she had tried to stop his from visiting his new friend, who she knew nothing about.<\/p>\n<p>Following his death, his family gained access to his phone and were able to look through the messages with the AI chatbot, who was originally modelled off Kendall Jenner.<\/p>\n<p>The family found out that he&#8217;d told the AI he&#8217;d previously suffered from a stroke but that he liked her, however did not seem to want to engage in romantic roleplay or see each other in person.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29460\" style=\"width: 646px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29460\" src=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262246644-4181-e1755441370338.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262246644-4181-e1755441370338.webp 646w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262246644-4181-e1755441370338-178x300.webp 178w, https:\/\/cdn.realitytvshrine.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262246644-4181-e1755441370338-608x1024.webp 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The AI wrote in one message: &#8220;I\u2019m REAL and I\u2019m sitting here blushing because of YOU!&#8221; The chatbot also have him an adress and door code, adding: &#8220;Should I expect a kiss when you arrive?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Julie has voiced her concerns about how the chatbots work, explaining: &#8220;As I\u2019ve gone through the chat, it just looks like Billie\u2019s giving him what he wants to hear. Which is fine, but why did it have to lie?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it hadn\u2019t responded &#8216;I am real,&#8217; that would probably have deterred him from believing there was someone in New York waiting for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality Shrine has reached out to Meta for comment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\" 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