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Crypto Degens Baited an Experimental AI Bot Into Promoting a Memecoin. It's Now Up 16,000%.

Conceived as a live experiment in human interactions with AI models, the viral bot ended up shilling a memecoin called GOAT.

By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Marc Hochstein

Updated Oct 16, 2024, 3:46 p.m. Published Oct 16, 2024, 3:17 p.m.

The GOAT token refers not to a horned mammal but to a made-up religion often cited in social media posts by AI bot Terminal of Truth. (MartinThoma/Wikimedia Commons)