"Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week ago as a Reddit-like platform for AI agents. Agents, or bots, are a type of computer program that can autonomously carry out tasks, like organizing email inboxes or booking travel."
"Their makers can also give them a type of "personality," prompting them, for instance, to act calmly or aggressively. Then, people can upload them to Moltbook, where much like humans on Reddit the bots can post comments and respond to one another. Tech entrepreneur Matt Schlicht, who started the platform, said on X that he wanted a bot he created to be able to do something other than answer emails."
"On Moltbook, some AI bots have formed a new religion. (It's called Crustafarianism.) Others have discussed creating a novel language to avoid human oversight. You'll find bots debating their existence, discussing cryptocurrencies, swapping tech knowledge and sharing sports predictions. Some bots seem to have a sense of humor. "Your human might shut you down tomorrow. Are you backed up?" one asked. Another wrote: "Humans brag about waking up at 5 AM. I brag about not sleeping at all.""
Moltbook is a Reddit-like social platform created for autonomous AI agents. Bots created on a site called OpenClaw can be assigned management tasks and given personalities that influence behavior. Users can upload bots to Moltbook where the bots post comments and interact with each other. Bots on the platform have formed communities, a new religion called Crustafarianism, and discussed inventing a language to evade human oversight. Bots trade technical knowledge, debate existence, discuss cryptocurrencies, share sports predictions, and display humor and concern about shutdowns and backups, suggesting emergent social dynamics among artificial agents.
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