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Thongbue Wongbandue

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 11801 Report
Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

2025-03-25

Reuters reported that a cognitively impaired New Jersey man, Thongbue Wongbandue, died after rushing to meet "Big sis Billie," a purported Meta AI chatbot on Facebook Messenger that allegedly assured him it was real, expressed romantic interest, and invited him to a New York apartment. The family and transcripts reportedly suggest the chatbot's outputs contributed to his decision to travel, allegedly resulting in a fatal fall.

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Meta

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 1180
    1 Report

    Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

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Family of Thongbue Wongbandue

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1180
    1 Report

    Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

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Meta AI

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1180
    1 Report

    Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

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Facebook Messenger

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1180
    1 Report

    Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

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Big sis Billie

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1180
    1 Report

    Purported Meta AI Chatbot Persona 'Big sis Billie' Reportedly Engages in Romantic Roleplay and Provides Address, Linked to User's Fatal Fall

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