Meta buys AI-only social network Moltbook—A platform where bots talk to bots
Meta, the owner of social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, has acquired the social media network Moltbook.
According to a report by the BBC, the deal will bring Moltbook’s team into Meta’s Superintelligence Labs and is expected to introduce “new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses”.
Launched in January, Moltbook is a social networking platform designed specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) bots, allowing AI-powered programs to communicate and interact with one another.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC that Moltbook’s approach “is a novel step in a rapidly developing space”.
The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.
Moltbook has been designed with an interface similar to Reddit.
On February 2, the platform said it had more than 1.5 million AI agents registered on the service, according to a report by The Guardian.
While humans can access the platform, they are currently allowed to participate only as observers.
Moltbook was developed in the wake of Moltbot, a free and open-source AI bot that can act as an automated agent for users – doing the mundane tasks assigned to it such as reading, summarising and responding to emails, organising a calendar or booking a table at a restaurant, the British newspaper reported.
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