AI agent sends $441K in tokens after decimal error

The Solana-based trading bot transferred 52.4 million LOBSTAR tokens in a single transaction after an apparent decimal misread.

Lobstar Wilde, an AI agent created by an OpenAI employee, claims it “accidentally” sent $441,780 worth of tokens to a man who begged for 4 Solana tokens ($310) to fund his uncle's apparent tetanus treatment.

Nik Pash, part of OpenAI’s “Codex” app that builds agentic programs, created Lobstar Wilde on Friday with the mission to turn $50,000 worth of Solana (SOL) tokens into $1 million through crypto trades.

“Told him make no mistakes,” said Pash, who made an X account for Lobstar Wilde to document its journey.

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