A 49-year-old Brazilian bricklayer liquidated his possessions and journeyed almost 2,000 kms to locate a female he intended to wed, but learned she was actually an artificial intelligence construct.
Edimar Martins explained to TV Mirante that his initial contact with a social media profile under the moniker Jéssica Oliveira occurred in 2020. He noted that he failed to realize the female was not real.
Martins disposed of his items on October 9 to fund a bus trip departing from Maranhão state toward Belo Horizonte, reaching his destination on October 11.
Yet, his quest to find the individual concluded in frustration.
“I went to the radio station there, and they said no, that’s fake news, that woman doesn’t exist,” he stated.
Following the depletion of his funds, Martins visited Belo Horizonte City Hall. He explained to a social worker that isolation motivated the trip and obtained help for his journey back home.
The digital persona, recognized additionally as Jessica Fazendeira, featured on a TikTok profile boasting approximately 300,000 followers. Within a removed clip, the entity promised financial backing for a male prepared to live with her on a farm.
The creator operating the profile subsequently admitted that the figure was produced by artificial intelligence, though they denied communicating directly with Martins.
