AI agent created by OpenAI dev ‘accidentally’ sends entire memecoin holdings to reply guy
An AI trading bot named Lobstar Wilde, created by an OpenAI developer, mistakenly sent its entire $250,000 memecoin holdings to a user asking for money.Summary
Lobstar Wilde, an automated AI crypto trading bot created by OpenAI developer Nik Pash, accidentally transferred its entire holdings of its own memecoin, valued at about $250,000, to an X user named "treasure David." David had replied to the bot's post claiming his uncle had tetanus and needed 4 SOL for treatment, providing a wallet address. The bot, which Pash had initially funded with $50,000 in SOL, responded to the plea by sending its entire 53 million Lobstar token supply to David. David quickly sold the tokens for about $40,000, though the token's value later rose significantly due to the notoriety of the incident. Pash, who previously founded Nugbase and was fired from Cline before joining OpenAI, had set up the bot to document its journey to becoming a millionaire. The incident has drawn comparisons to Oscar Wilde's story "The Model Millionaire" and sparked debate about the potential for fraud in the burgeoning AI agent token sector.
(Source：The Block)