Brazilian construction worker Edimar Rocha Martins wanted to meet the love of his life so badly that he took a leap of faith. The 49-year-old sold all his belongings and traveled more than 1,200 miles to meet the woman he hoped to marry. However, Martins had a rude awakening when he learned his dream girl was an AI-generated character.
As reported by the New York Post via TV Mirante, Martins said he first came across the AI-generated persona Jéssica Oliveira on TikTok in 2020. Earlier this month, he sold his belongings to cover a trip from the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão to Belo Horizonte in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais. “I sold all of my things, I got rid of everything,” he said.
