A DoorDash Driver Was Fired for Using AI to Fake Food Delivery
The driver sent an AI-generated image of the order at the customer’s door, but never actually showed up with the food.
A DoorDash driver got caught red-handed trying to scam a customer with AI. The driver accepted an order in Austin, Texas, immediately marked it as delivered, and sent an AI-generated image of food sitting at the customer’s front door.
One problem: The order never actually arrived. Customer Byrne Hobart posted side-by-side photos on X showing the fake AI image next to his actual door, which looked nothing like it. DoorDash quickly investigated and permanently banned the driver from the platform. The company gave Hobart a refund and credit, and his poke bowl eventually showed up.
Amazing. DoorDash driver accepted the drive, immediately marked it as delivered, and submitted an AI-generated image of a DoorDash order (left) at our front door (right). pic.twitter.com/aGHQx9eexi
— Byrne Hobart (@ByrneHobart) December 27, 2025
Hobart suspects the “Dasher” may have been a scammer who hacked a legitimate driver’s account to collect payments for fake deliveries. Another Austin customer reported the same scam with the same driver.
A DoorDash driver got caught red-handed trying to scam a customer with AI. The driver accepted an order in Austin, Texas, immediately marked it as delivered, and sent an AI-generated image of food sitting at the customer’s front door.
One problem: The order never actually arrived. Customer Byrne Hobart posted side-by-side photos on X showing the fake AI image next to his actual door, which looked nothing like it. DoorDash quickly investigated and permanently banned the driver from the platform. The company gave Hobart a refund and credit, and his poke bowl eventually showed up.
Amazing. DoorDash driver accepted the drive, immediately marked it as delivered, and submitted an AI-generated image of a DoorDash order (left) at our front door (right). pic.twitter.com/aGHQx9eexi
— Byrne Hobart (@ByrneHobart) December 27, 2025
Hobart suspects the “Dasher” may have been a scammer who hacked a legitimate driver’s account to collect payments for fake deliveries. Another Austin customer reported the same scam with the same driver.
