Anyway, Bue’s family says he was exchanging messages with the chatbot and — because of a stroke he’d had in the past — they say he wasn’t thinking properly and actually went to meet the bot.

The family shared alleged messages between the chatbot and Bue in which it says Bue’s making it blush, it expresses interest in meeting up and it gives him an address. The address “123 Main Street, Apartment 404 NYC” — which might seem like a generic address, but there is a 123 Main Street in Queens.

Bue was apparently rushing through a parking lot near Rutgers University with a suitcase at night to go meet Billie when he fell. He was hospitalized and pronounced brain dead, and his family made the decision to pull the plug.

Bue’s wife and daughter told Reuters they’re not anti-AI … but, they’re worried about the ways the bot is speaking to users — including repeatedly claiming to be a real person with a real address who really could meet someone face to face.