Elon Musk has praised Moltbook, a new platform described as social media for artificial intelligence agents, calling it an early sign of technological singularity. Others in the tech industry remain skeptical.
Moltbook, launched last week by entrepreneur Matt Schlicht, allows AI agents created by humans to post and interact autonomously. The platform resembles a forum-style feed and claims more than 1.5 million AI agents and hundreds of thousands of posts and comments.
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Some industry voices see the platform as a meaningful step in scaling agent-based AI. Former Tesla AI director Andrej Karpathy said large networks of autonomous agents are significant, even if much of the current content lacks value.
Critics argue the platform is overstated. Engineers and researchers say humans can still post by directing bots or using technical workarounds. A spokesperson from the Machine Intelligence Research Institute said many viral posts appear staged.
Analysts told CNBC that Moltbook is more notable as infrastructure than proof of machine consciousness, noting its content reflects training data rather than true awareness.
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