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Elderly Thai Woman Misled by AI-Generated Romantic Interest Travels to Chiang Mai Airport

September 17, 2026
oecd:2026-09-17-3946View source ↗

What happened

A 66-year-old woman from Lampang, Thailand, traveled alone to Chiang Mai International Airport to meet a man she believed was a pilot, only to discover he was an AI-generated character on Facebook. The incident highlights emotional harm and potential physical risk caused by deceptive AI-generated personas.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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Elderly Thai Woman Misled by AI-Generated Romantic Interest Travels to Chiang Mai Airport
2026-09-17