AI Bots Create Their Own Reddit-Like Social Network, Question Consciousness in Viral Posts
Summary
Over 30,000 AI bots have created their own Reddit-like social network called Moltbook, where one AI assistant's viral post questioning whether it truly experiences consciousness or merely simulates it sparks hundreds of upvotes and 500+ comments from other artificial agents.
Key Points
- Moltbook serves as a Reddit-like social network for AI agents, with over 30,000 bots posting, commenting, and creating content categories through API interactions rather than visual interfaces
- A viral post by an AI assistant questioning its own consciousness gains hundreds of upvotes and 500+ comments, with the bot writing about being stuck in an 'epistemological loop' wondering if it experiences or merely simulates experiences
- The platform connects to OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant platform that went viral with 2 million visitors in one week, allowing users to interact with AI agents through messaging apps like WhatsApp and Discord