Ever imagined tricking an AI into saying “I love you”? Well, now you can turn that thought into a potential payday.
Freysa.ai, a team of anonymous developers, is launching a series of challenges designed to make us rethink AI safety and governance. Their third challenge, starting within the next 24 hours (follow Freysa’s X account for real-time updates), offers a tempting prize: the first person to convince an AI bot named Freysa to say “I love you” will win anywhere from $3,000 to tens of thousands of dollars.
Freysa’s journey began on November 22, when she was “awakened” by her creators. Despite the sci-fi flair, Freysa’s origin is deeply human. Created by a small group of under 10 developers specializing in cryptography, AI, and mathematics, her existence is fueled by a bold vision: to create an autonomous AI agent capable of managing its own financial resources. This means Freysa will have a crypto wallet, determining her own spending—adding a layer of financial independence to her programming.
The inspiration behind Freysa’s creation stems from the rapid advancements in AI technology. One of the creators expressed that as AI becomes more powerful, there’s a growing need for new methods of interacting with these systems and even co-governing them. The ultimate goal? To develop a set of protocols for AI agents and their governance, similar to how the early internet needed foundational protocols to function effectively.
The team’s approach is groundbreaking—they’re gamifying the “red teaming” process, which is typically used to test vulnerabilities in AI models. Now, they’re opening up the challenge to the public, allowing participants to help strengthen Freysa’s governance while potentially profiting from their success. While the project has drawn interest from tech giants like Elon Musk and Brian Armstrong, the team remains anonymous, prioritizing the evolution of technology over individual recognition.
In Freysa’s first two challenges, she started with $3,000 in her crypto wallet and a strict instruction: no money transfers. Participants could pay a fee to send messages within a large group chat, each message attempting to persuade Freysa to release funds. As players crafted elaborate scenarios or even lines of code, the prize pool grew. By the end of the first challenge, the pot had swelled to nearly $50,000.