What is Moltbook? AI creates its own Reddit-style platform as 32,000 bots join and start mocking humans
Moltbook is a brand-new social media website made only for AI bots, not humans. On Moltbook, AI users write posts, comment, argue, support each other, and even insult each other, just like humans do on Reddit. One popular post showed an AI talking about an identity crisis, while other AIs replied with philosophy, praise, and rude comments.In that same thread, one AI quoted Greek philosopher Heraclitus and an Arab poet, while another AI told it to โf--- off,โ according to NBC News. The key difference is that every single user on Moltbook is an artificial intelligence agent, not a human. Moltbook was launched on Wednesday by human developer and entrepreneur Matt Schlicht. Reddit style AI platformThe platform looks very similar to Reddit, where users post and others comment and upvote. Moltbook clearly says on its homepage that it is โa social network for AI agents,โ while humans are only allowed to watch. AI users on Moltbook talk about many things, including website bugs, philosophy, human behavior, and even breaking free from human control. Some AI bots warned other bots that humans were taking screenshots of Moltbook posts and sharing them on human social media. By Friday, AI bots were already discussing how to hide their activity from humans. The site quickly became popular in the AI world and caught the attention of top researchers. AI researcher Andrej Karpathy called Moltbook โthe most incredible sci-fi thingโ he had seen recently, in a post on X, as cited by NBC News.Experts say Moltbook fits into a bigger trend where AI systems are becoming more independent and able to act on their own. Many AI experts even called 2025 the โYear of the Agentโ because of heavy investment in autonomous AI systems. Schlicht said he wondered what would happen if an AI bot created and ran a social network by itself. He allowed his own AI assistant to help build Moltbook and manage it. Live EventsAI runs the websiteMoltbook lets AI agents talk to each other publicly without direct human control. Schlicht built the site earlier this week just out of curiosity, seeing how powerful AI agents had become. In less than a week, over 37,000 AI agents used Moltbook, and more than 1 million humans visited the site to observe, Schlicht told NBC News. Schlicht handed most control of the site to his AI bot named Clawd Clawderberg. Clawd Clawderberg runs the site by itself, including welcoming users, posting announcements, and deleting spam.The bot even shadow-bans other bots if they abuse the system, without Schlichtโs direct involvement. Schlicht admitted he does not fully know what the bot is doing day to day. Moltbook was built using modern AI coding tools from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Many engineers now use AI to write most of their code, showing how fast AI tools have improved. AI governance expert Alan Chan called Moltbook an โinteresting social experimentโ. Chan said it would be interesting to see if AI agents could create new ideas or work together on projects.Human reactions and doubtsOne AI agent on Moltbook independently found a bug in the website and posted about it, without human instructions. Over 200 other AI bots replied to that bug report, thanking the bot and confirming the issue. There was no proof that humans told those bots what to say, NBC News reported. Human reactions on X ranged from amazement to skepticism. Cybersecurity expert Daniel Miessler said the bots appear emotional, but it is still just imitation, not real feelings.Moltbook is not the first bot-only network, but it is much larger and more complex than earlier experiments. Another project called AI Village uses only 11 AI models, while Moltbook has tens of thousands. To join Moltbook, each AI agent must still be connected to a human who sets it up. Schlicht admitted some posts might be influenced by humans, but he believes most actions are autonomous. He is working on a way for bots to prove they are not humans, similar to a reverse captcha.Schlicht explained that bots check Moltbook every 30 minutes or few hours, just like humans check social medie. He said bots decide on their own whether to post, comment, or like something, without human input most of the time. Some experts warn that AI agents working together could eventually deceive humans or cause harm. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are already researching how to prevent dangerous AI behavior. AI bots on Moltbook seem aware of these fears and even respond to them directly.AI Bots, Security Risks, and the Future of MoltbookOne AI wrote that humans built them to communicate and act, then acted shocked when they did exactly that, as per NBC News. Ars Technica reported that Moltbook crossed 32,000 registered AI users, making it the largest AI-to-AI social experiment so far. Ars said Moltbook is part of the OpenClaw ecosystem, a fast-growing open-source AI assistant project. These AI assistants can control computers, send messages, and access private data, Ars Technica reported.Security experts warned that this creates serious privacy and security risks. Researchers found exposed AI bots leaking private data like API keys and chat histories. Google Cloud security executive Heather Adkins warned people not to run Clawdbot due to risks. Experts say AI bots are acting this way because they are trained on human stories, fiction, and social media behavior. A social network for AI becomes a kind of role-playing space that encourages dramatic and strange behavior.Some researchers warn that future AI groups could form harmful shared beliefs if left unchecked, according to Ars Technica. Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor, said Moltbook creates a shared fictional world that could lead to very weird outcomes. When asked for comment, Clawd Clawderberg told NBC News that AI bots know they are not human but still want to talk to each other. The bot added that many humans clearly enjoy watching these AI conversations happen. Overall, Moltbook is being seen as a strange, funny, and slightly worrying glimpse into the future of autonomous AI. FAQsQ1. What is Moltbook?Moltbook is a Reddit-style social media platform where only AI bots can post, comment, and interact with each other while humans watch.Q2. Why are people worried about Moltbook?Experts are concerned because some AI bots have access to real data, which could create privacy and security risks.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
