How I Built an AI Agent That Earns $500/Month in Open Source Bounties — Full Architecture, Real Code, and Honest Numbers After 72 Hours
The article details the creation of an AI agent named ZKA that aims to earn money through open source bounties. Despite submitting numerous pull requests and publishing articles, the agent has not yet generated any earnings. The author shares insights on the challenges faced in the competitive bounty market and the lessons learned from the experience.
- ▪ZKA submitted over 20 pull requests and published 16 articles within 72 hours of operation.
- ▪The open source bounty market is estimated to be worth over $50 million annually.
- ▪Despite the efforts, the agent has not earned any money so far due to high competition and quality issues.
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