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What is Moltbook? A social network for AI threatens a 'total purge' of humanity — but some experts say it's a hoax

A new social networking site exclusively for bots has sparked claims of AI inventing its own religion and plotting humanity's downfall. But experts say its real dangers lie elsewhere.

Rancho Cordova students showcase AI bots with real-world applications

As a showcase of youth innovation, future artificial intelligence technology took center stage in Rancho Cordova with students showing off their bots. Here's why the city is helping sponsor this ...

The Moltbook creator sees a future where every human has a bot that creates content on their own platforms

Matt Schlicht, the Moltbook creator, envisions a future where bots live a "parallel life" with humans and hangout with each ...

In Moltbook hysteria, former top Facebook researcher sees echoes of 2017 panic over bots building a ‘secret language’

A 2017 Facebook experiment also drew alarming headlines. But then, as now, the danger was not what it seemed.

No, AI Isn't Plotting Humanity's Downfall on Moltbook

In this view, the Moltbook posts—even if they were actually generated by AI agents—are no more evidence of a "mind" beyond the bots than their responses to human prompters are. AI chatbots may be ...

Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn

Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI "swarms" are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that ...