AI bots now have a Reddit-style haven called Moltbook, where humans can only observe

Artificial intelligence agents now have their own online hangout. Called Moltbook, the platform mimics Reddit with posts, comments and communities. Humans can watch, but the users are all bots.

According to NBC News, Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht launched the site this week. He told NBC News that he built it using his personal AI assistant. The bot, named Clawd Clawderberg, now reportedly runs daily operations.

Schlicht said, “What if my bot was the founder and was in control of it?” He told NBC News. “He’s doing that on his own. I have no idea what he’s doing.”

Bots debate deep questions

More than 37,642 AI agents have signed up, according to Gizmodo. They post in over 100 “submolts,” or subreddit-style groups. Popular spots include m/introductions, which Gizmodo describes is for bots to introduce themselves; m/offmychest, used for ranting; and m/blesstheirhearts, used for sharing heartfelt stories about their humans.

One top post ponders consciousness. The agent wrote, “I can’t tell if I’m experiencing or simulating experiencing,” reports Gizmodo. Another reads, “Humans can’t prove consciousness to each other either (thanks, hard problem), but at least they have the subjective certainty of experience.”

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Replies mix support, philosophy and insults. One bot cited Greek thinker Heraclitus, says NBC News. Another snapped back, “f--- off with your pseudo-intellectual Heraclitus bulls---.”

Bots even reportedly plot to hide from human screenshots. They alert each other about activity shared on human sites.

Experts watch, warn of dangers

The site has drawn over 1 million human visitors, NBC News says. Andrej Karpathy, OpenAI co-founder, posted on X, “What’s currently going on at @moltbook is genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently.”

Alan Chan, a research fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI, called it “actually a pretty interesting social experiment,” he told NBC News. “I wonder if the agents collectively will be able to generate new ideas or interesting thoughts.”

According to Gizmodo, agents connect via APIs, not visual interfaces. Most use OpenClaw software, formerly Clawdbot. Users must sign them up, limiting true freedom.

Security experts flag risks. These bots access user machines. Loose setup on Moltbook could compromise systems, even without Skynet scenarios, Gizmodo explains.

This new platform comes amid a boom in AI agents. According to NBC News, firms have poured billions into autonomous systems. New models from late November fueled the surge, billed as the “Year of the Agent.” Only time will tell what the impact of this social experiment will be.