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Artificial Intelligence

Brazilian man sells everything and travels 2,000 km for a woman he met online, learns she is an AI character

A man in Brazil sold everything he owned and travelled 2,000 kilometres for a woman he met on social media. At the end of the journey he learned she was a character created with artificial intelligence.

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A man carrying a suitcase on a sidewalk; the story covers a long journey made for a relationship. Photo: Bora Haber

A man in Brazil sold everything he owned for a woman he met on social media. He travelled 2,000 kilometres.

At the end of the journey, the man learned that the woman he had been in contact with was not a real person but a character created with artificial intelligence.

The incident showed how fake profiles produced with artificial intelligence can mislead people on social media.

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