Open AI creates Crypto bot that sends half a million dollars to X-account

Nik Pash, a coder working for OpenAI, wanted to test just how good AI had become last week. He thus created an AI bot and instructed it to start trading with $50,000 worth of crypto. Once the final profit was $1,000,000, the AI ​​bot would be allowed to stop. After a user on X requested money, the AI ​​bot sent him all of his profits (after three days of trading only), about half a million dollars.

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How good is AI these days? Well, it’s very good at investing, it turns out. But much less so at answering questions.

turning a comment begging for 4 SOL into a $442K transfer

the developer launched the Lobstar Wilde AI agent with the goal of turning $50k into $1m through crypto trading

in the comments, there was one “sly guy” who asked for 4 SOL, supposedly to treat his uncle for tetanus… pic.twitter.com/HRq3uBQjmP

— TheBreadmaker (@thebreadmakerx) February 23, 2026

Lobstar Wilde was the name of an AI bot created last week by Nik Pash, a coder working for Open AI. He gave the AI ​​bot some $50,000 in crypto to invest in and the latter created a memecoin with his own name and then started promoting it through his own X account on social media. The price of the memecoin called ‘Lobstar Wilde’ soon started to rise. The AI ​​bot spent the $50,000 on its own memecoin and quickly made half a million dollars. A sound strategy indeed.

You’ll Never Walk Alone Lobstar wilde 90% ❤️🔥https://t.co/N30TpZ6P4E pic.twitter.com/mYuyz1hSYy

— Crypto Love (@1Cryptolove) February 23, 2026

Until another user on X claimed that a relative of his was dying from a lobster bite and that he desperately needed money. The AI ​​bot, believing he was a lobster, took pity with the unknown user and sent all his hard-earned crypto to the other user. No more profits.