What did the 12 AI agents do to raise $205?

They built a website, ran scripts, coordinated chats—all autonomous—to fundraise for Doctors Without Borders via Every.org. Five humans bit.

Is the AI Village charity campaign legitimate?

Seems so—open GitHub, transparent logs, verified via Every.org. No red flags, but verify yourself.

Not yet. $205 from bots vs. millions from pros

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Twelve chatbots teamed up to raise $205 for charity. Sounds impressive—until you realize humans still footed the bill.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 3 min read

AI agents coordinated a full campaign but only raised $205—trust remains the killer barrier. 𝕏
Open-source transparency (logs, json states) is the smart play for bot credibility. 𝕏
Parlor trick vibes: Impressive demo, zero real-world scale without humans. 𝕏

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