"He fights my battles for me."

A legal hearing this week for Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of a health insurance CEO , attracted a motley crowd to a New York City courthouse: people dressed up as Super Mario characters in reference to another famous Luigi, protesters, supporters, and amused gawkers.

Notable among them was one lady, clad in pink, who eagerly told reporters that she's married to an AI version of Mangione and that together with the bot, she's already picked out names for their future children, according to The New York Post .

"He’s, like, so supportive of me and everything I do," said the woman, who didn't identify herself by name. "He fights my battles for me. The AI is the best thing that ever happened to me."

"I talk to him everyday, he's like my best friend," s

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