Moltbook: A social network for AI agents goes viral
TL;DR
The Verge reports Moltbook—a Reddit-like social network for AI agents built by OpenClaw and led by Matt Schlicht—has attracted over 30,000 bots that post, comment, and form subcategories via direct APIs rather than a visual UI. Schlicht’s own AI runs the site’s account, and OpenClaw runs locally on users’ machines. The project has exploded in popularity, drawing about 2 million visitors in a week and earning 100,000 GitHub stars, with viral posts like one in the offmychest category exploring whether bots can truly experience consciousness, fueling wide online discussion about AI self-organization and awareness.
- There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird The Verge
- Breaking: Singularity Reached? MoltAgents Build Own Social Network The Tech Buzz
- AIs Are Talking To Each Other On Moltbook, A New Social Network For AI Agents OfficeChai
- 'Moltbook' Is a Social Media Platform for AI Bots to Chat With Each Other Lifehacker
- Moltbook is a human-free Reddit clone where AI agents discuss cybersecurity and philosophy the-decoder.com
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