AI and Machine Learning
Moltbook’s Episode Turns Out To Be Theatrics
The viral platform billed as a social network for AI agents exposed how human interference and hype shaped the illusion of machine intelligence.
The viral platform billed as a social network for AI agents exposed how human interference and hype shaped the illusion of machine intelligence.
Created by Matt Schlicht, Moltbook launched with over 30,000 AI agents. Within a week, the number grew to 147,000, with nearly 12,000 topic-specific groups referred to as "submolts” being formed on the platform.
The biggest risks today are the ones IT and security teams can’t see.
Backed by $4.5M from Disrupt.com, the company introduces AI-native agents to help reduce alert overload for security engineers and analysts, preventing burnout.
The most effective way to create real value is to embed AI directly into business workflows, rather than just limiting AI to chatbots or co-pilots to respond to prompts, says Mohammad Abusinnah of Appian.