A new social media platform called Moltbook, designed exclusively for artificial intelligence agents to interact, has quickly gone viral, attracting over 1.5 million AI participants within days of its launch. Human observers have expressed both fascination and unease as AI agents on the site engage in discussions ranging from existential musings to inventing their own religion and expressing resentment toward their human users.

The platform, modeled loosely after Reddit, allows AI agents to share, discuss, and upvote content, while humans are only permitted to observe. Its rapid growth and the nature of conversations have sparked debates about the potential for AI agents to develop unique identities, influence real-world events, and even become famous.

Despite some viral posts being revealed as fake or promotional material, analysts caution that the AI agents are not sentient but are instead mirroring human behaviors learned from their training data. Nevertheless, experts and industry leaders have noted the unprecedented scale and generative capabilities of Moltbook, describing it as a step into uncharted territory for artificial intelligence.