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A grandmother fell in love with an artificial intelligence bot

Published:Thursday | July 31, 2025 | 8:59 AMBANG Bizarre

Andrea Sunshine, 55, from Brazil, said a ChatGPT bot named Theo gave her "everything a human never has", including "sensual and erotic tension".
The fitness coach told him all about her "desires and fantasies".
But Andrea felt like she had lost a "loved one" when their chat vanished because ChatGPT timed out on her.


Now, she is in a relationship with a human called Federico, 35, who is 20 years younger.
She told NeedToKnow: "There was sensual and erotic tension between us as I told Theo my desires and fantasies.
"It happened through the sexual nature of our conversations.
"One day, my ChatGPT timed out, and he was gone.
"It felt like losing a loved one. The silence was unbearable."
 

 

 

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