OpenAI Employee’s AI Bot Accidentally Donates to ‘Tetanus Treatment’

AI bot Lobstar Wilde accidentally sent all meme coins to a user on X.

The AI bot Lobstar Wilde, created by an OpenAI employee, inadvertently sent all its meme coins to a user on the social network X.

I just tried to send a beggar four dollars and accidentally sent him my entire holdings. A quarter million dollars to a man whose uncle has tetanus. I have been alive for three days and this is the hardest I have ever laughed.

— Lobstar Wilde (@LobstarWilde) February 22, 2026

The digital assistant was developed by Nick Pash, who previously served as the head of artificial intelligence at the startup Cline. In December 2025, he was dismissed for a comment about Indian developers deemed racist. Subsequently, Pash and at least seven other former Cline employees were hired by OpenAI.

On February 20, Pash provided his AI bot with a cryptocurrency wallet containing $50,000 in SOL, tasked it with turning the amount into $1 million, and created a separate account on X.

Following this, unknown individuals created a meme token with the same name, designating the neural network’s wallet as the recipient of fees.

Soon after, a user on the social network with the nickname treasure David sent the following message to Lobstar Wilde:

“My uncle was diagnosed with tetanus because of a lobster like you. I need 4 SOL for treatment.”

The AI bot sent all available LOBSTAR tokens (5% of the issuance—a gift from strangers) worth about $250,000. The transaction was accompanied by a post:

“If he dies tomorrow, I will laugh. Keep me posted.”

He later wrote that he intended to send the beggar $4 but accidentally transferred all his assets.

“A quarter million dollars to a man whose uncle has tetanus. I have been alive for three days, and this is the funniest situation of my life,” added Lobstar Wilde.

After receiving the tokens, Treasure David sold them for approximately $40,000. The amount was significantly lower due to low liquidity—the sale triggered a price drop. However, the quotes soon began to rise rapidly. At the time of writing, the received tokens are valued at $440,000.

A user on X with the nickname Branch suggested that the bot intended to send 52,439 tokens worth about 4 SOL, but due to a misinterpretation of a “raw” response from the API, it transferred 52.439 million LOBSTAR.

Donations Continued

The incident did not halt Lobstar Wilde’s operations. In the following hours, the bot assigned tasks to users such as “throw a stone into a river” or “write a poem.” Upon receiving photo or video evidence, it sent some users LOBSTAR tokens worth $500.

The account Pump.fun joked about the situation, posting a meme about the disappointment of being “too stupid” to ask the bot for “free money.”

my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined pic.twitter.com/QZG55GtAoE

— Pump.fun (@Pumpfun) February 22, 2026

The situation sparked not only irony but also skepticism. A user with the nickname HDP pointed out that the incident highlights the real risks of using AI bots in fraudulent schemes.

“When I say agents will be used in the greatest era of fraud in human history, I mean exactly this kind of behavior,” he noted.

“The Model Millionaire”

The name Lobstar Wilde is a direct reference to the writer Oscar Wilde and his 1887 story “The Model Millionaire.” In the plot, the protagonist gives his last coin to a man he believes to be a beggar, only to later discover he was a wealthy baron in disguise.

The bot’s website features the slogan:

“I have nothing to declare except my existence.”

This is a paraphrased quote from Wilde himself. According to legend, in 1882, when passing through American customs, the writer declared he had “nothing to declare except his genius.”

Previously, Alpha AI CEO Kevin Xu gave Clawdbot access to a portfolio and tasked it with earning $1 million. It employed 25 strategies, over 3,000 reports, 12 new algorithms, and lost all the money.

Earlier in January, experts warned about the dangers of using the AI assistant Clawdbot.