India, Sept. 21 -- In recent times, artificial intelligence has been credited with numerous accomplishments, from writing essays to diagnosing medical issues. Now, it has also helped a woman in the United States win the lottery.

Carrie Edwards, from Virginia, struck gold in the September 8 Virginia Lottery Powerball drawing after asking ChatGPT to choose her numbers. The AI-generated numbers matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball, giving her a prize of $50,000. But because she had opted for the $1 Power Play feature, her winnings tripled to $150,000 (approximately Rs.1.32 crore), as per a report by the New York Post.

Edwards said she casually asked ChatGPT to "talk to me" and provide numbers when she purchased her tic...