tech
Free money?
Maybe — at least for one X user, who claims Codex earned them $16.88 after being told “to go off and make me $5.” Not exactly life-changing, but not nothing. And it caught Sam Altman’s eye. Still, it reportedly took 22 hours, and the token bill is unclear. Not quitting the day job just yet.
TL;DR
- An X user reported that the AI tool Codex earned them $16.88.
- The earnings came from a prompt instructing Codex to make $5.
- Sam Altman reportedly noticed this outcome.
- The process took 22 hours, and the token costs are undisclosed.