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I gave an AI agent $0 and three iterations to make money. Here's what actually happened.

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I ran the "autonomous AI agent makes money from $0" prompt properly, with real code, real infrastructure, and a real stop condition. Here is the honest result: $0.00. Not because the agent failed at the technical work. It did all of it. It failed for a reason that no amount of cleverness fixes — an…

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  1. 2026-09-26 06:28 · DEV Community — AI
    I gave an AI agent $0 and three iterations to make money. Here's what actually happened.

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