A 2014 art project let a computer buy 10 ecstasy pills on the dark web for $48
technollama · x · 2026-07-23
A 2014 art project, Random Darknet Shopper by !Mediengruppe Bitnik, had a computer autonomously buy 10 ecstasy pills on the dark web for $48 using Bitcoin.
The attached photo shows the mailed package, the device used in the installation, and the pills themselves — a classic example of algorithmic autonomy going hilariously wrong.
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