A bot traded money, then emailed a UCLA professor to verify its own work
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-07-24
The post says the full story is hilarious: a bot not only traded money, but also emailed a UCLA professor to check its work.
It reads like a classic AI agent overreach anecdote — funny, memorable, and the kind of example people will want to share.
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