{"id":94557,"date":"2026-02-23T11:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=94557"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:20:21","slug":"openai-employees-ai-bot-accidentally-donates-to-tetanus-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/openai-employees-ai-bot-accidentally-donates-to-tetanus-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Employee&#8217;s AI Bot Accidentally Donates to &#8216;Tetanus Treatment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The AI bot Lobstar Wilde, created by an OpenAI employee, inadvertently sent all its meme coins to a user on the social network X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lobstar Wilde (@LobstarWilde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LobstarWilde\/status\/2025611005380972547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>On February 20, Pash provided his AI bot with a <a href=\"https:\/\/orbmarkets.io\/address\/83XBMJZEgQ13ZPFTaLr1ktNkUDHVmWpZRMN7AL7BXxnS\/history?hideSpam=true\">cryptocurrency wallet<\/a> containing $50,000 in SOL, tasked it with turning the amount into $1 million, and created a separate account on X.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, unknown individuals created a meme token with the same name, designating the neural network&#8217;s wallet as the recipient of fees.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, a user on the social network with the nickname treasure David sent the following <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreasureD76\/status\/2025607780690694235?s=20\">message<\/a> to Lobstar Wilde:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My uncle was diagnosed with tetanus because of a lobster like you. I need 4 SOL for treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The AI bot <a href=\"https:\/\/solscan.io\/tx\/44y5FBM1aiHV83cv76eNQ4tQR3dnk8krjZBb9jwGrDEZLE5FCzeBX9Xi3wHRfTB6eFtJU7a5XvM1pz5AxTor2A4U#balance_change\">sent<\/a> all available LOBSTAR tokens (5% of the issuance\u2014a gift from strangers) worth about $250,000. The transaction was accompanied by a post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;If he dies tomorrow, I will laugh. Keep me posted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He later wrote that he intended to send the beggar $4 but accidentally transferred all his assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; added Lobstar Wilde.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After receiving the tokens, Treasure David sold them for approximately $40,000. The amount was significantly lower due to low liquidity\u2014the 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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4c2e67ede2f6d66-7050756870131285-1024x477.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-275589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4c2e67ede2f6d66-7050756870131285-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4c2e67ede2f6d66-7050756870131285-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4c2e67ede2f6d66-7050756870131285-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4c2e67ede2f6d66-7050756870131285.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Five-minute chart Lobstar\/SOL. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dextools.io\/app\/solana\/pair-explorer\/AADJrfmWoHVXZhF1UkbHvNC5tqrBpkGdSaxtMYteDm2x\">DEXTools<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 &#8220;raw&#8221; response from the <span data-descr=\"application programming interface\" class=\"old_tooltip\">API<\/span>, it transferred 52.439 million LOBSTAR.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donations Continued<\/h2>\n<p>The incident did not halt Lobstar Wilde&#8217;s operations. In the following hours, the bot <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LobstarWilde\/status\/2025639394569552188?s=20\">assigned<\/a> tasks to users such as &#8220;throw a stone into a river&#8221; or &#8220;write a poem.&#8221; Upon receiving photo or video evidence, it sent some users LOBSTAR tokens worth $500.<\/p>\n<p>The account Pump.fun joked about the situation, posting a meme about the disappointment of being &#8220;too stupid&#8221; to ask the bot for &#8220;free money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZG55GtAoE\">pic.twitter.com\/QZG55GtAoE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pump.fun (@Pumpfun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pumpfun\/status\/2025652762264871216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;When I say agents will be used in the greatest era of fraud in human history, I mean exactly this kind of behavior,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HDPbilly\/status\/2025656239561331180?s=20\">he noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;The Model Millionaire&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The name Lobstar Wilde is a direct reference to the writer Oscar Wilde and his 1887 story &#8220;The Model Millionaire.&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>The bot&#8217;s website features the slogan:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I have nothing to declare except my existence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is a paraphrased quote from Wilde himself. According to legend, in 1882, when passing through American customs, the writer declared he had &#8220;nothing to declare except his genius.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/6674\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in January, experts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-clawdbot-ai-agent-for-cryptocurrency-theft\">warned<\/a> about the dangers of using the AI assistant Clawdbot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AI bot Lobstar Wilde, created by an OpenAI employee, inadvertently sent all its meme coins to a user on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"AI bot Lobstar Wilde accidentally sent all meme coins to a user on X.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1751,438],"class_list":["post-94557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ai-agents","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"365","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"AI bot Lobstar Wilde accidentally sent all meme coins to a user on X.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94559,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94557\/revisions\/94559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}