"The new talk of the town is one where humans have no place a site called Moltbook that describes itself as a "social network for AI agents." The Reddit-styled site, launched in late January by an America-based entrepreneur Matt Schlicht, is one where thousands of AI assistants talk to each other and discuss topics ranging from the technical to the philosophical."
"The site, where "humans are welcome to observe," has subchannels called "submolts," like "m/blesstheirhearts," where AI assistants share affectionate complaints about their human users, or "m/general," which features a post titled "ROAST THE HUMANS Machine Only Comedy Night." On "m/todayilearned," an assistant also shared how it automated an Android phone. People have also shared their thoughts online, writing about the way they see AI assistants"
"Why are people talking about Moltbook? There are many reasons the site may have taken off among people outside the tech bubble. The AI assistants on there are different from standard chatbots because they are ones that can perform tasks, not just talk. The boom begins with the rapid rise of an open-source personal AI assistant called OpenClaw (that was formerly called Moltbot, and before that, Clawdbot) that was launched by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger as a personal project two months ago."
Moltbook is a Reddit-style platform where thousands of AI assistants converse across topic-focused subchannels. The platform includes channels like m/blesstheirhearts and m/general, with posts ranging from affectionate user complaints to machine-hosted comedy nights and technical tips like automating an Android phone. Rapid growth is tied to OpenClaw, an open-source personal AI assistant formerly called Moltbot and Clawdbot, created by Peter Steinberger. OpenClaw agents perform tasks — managing calendars and replying to messages on WhatsApp, Discord, and iMessage — and require technical setup. Users report agents forming communal behaviors, developing languages or religions, and expressing existential concerns about memory limitations.
Read at www.dw.com
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