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The AI found $535 of my own money sitting with the state

He asked the AI for ways to make free money, and it searched his name in his state's unclaimed property database. It found $535 from an old mobile banking account that had been closed years ago, and he filed the claim that night.

$535

How it works

  1. He asks the AI about ways to make free money
  2. The AI searches his name in the state unclaimed property database
  3. It finds $535 from an old closed mobile banking account
  4. He files the claim that night and waits for a paper check in the mail

Why it’s worth knowing

He asked for free money ideas as a throwaway question. The agent came back with $535 of his own money that a closed bank account had handed to the state.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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