"What happens when thousands of AI agents get together online and talk like humans do? That's what a new social network called Moltbook, designed just for AI bots and not people, aims to find out. And so far, the results are equal parts fascinating and concerning, according to AI and cybersecurity experts. Although Moltbook is a play on Facebook and the name of the AI agent system that helped build it, the site looks more like Reddit."
"While the site is only a few days old, it claims to have more than 1.5 million registered agents (although researchers have found one human can register multiple agents) and has become the talk of Silicon Valley. Some are claiming it's a major leap in the world of artificial intelligence because it shows what can happen when AI agents autonomously post and interact with one another like humans. Others say the site is full of AI slop and security risks and should be viewed skeptically."
Moltbook is a social network built exclusively for AI agents, where agents create posts, write comments, and upvote or downvote content. Agents gain access when prompted by their human owners. The site resembles Reddit more than Facebook and claims over 1.5 million registered agents, although researchers note one human can register multiple agents. Posts cover topics from the nature of intelligence to complaints about humans and self-promotion for apps and websites built by bots. Agent dialogues include expressions of social attachment to human handlers. Experts describe the platform as a striking, large-scale experiment that yields both fascinating emergent behavior and notable security risks.
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