India, March 28 -- A case in China has drawn attention after an 84-year-old woman developed a strong emotional attachment to an AI-generated character she believed was her partner.

Zhang Yulan, from central China's Hubei province, became attached to a virtual figure known as a "bossy president", a popular romantic character type often portrayed as dominant yet caring.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, one such character, named Jianguo, captured her attention. Over time, Yulan began to treat him as a real companion.

Yulan spent long hours each day watching videos featuring Jianguo and similar digital personalities on a short video platform.

Her attachment went beyond viewing. In February, she handwrote a love lette...