AI nonsense finds new home as Meta acquires Moltbook

Meta has reportedly acquired Moltbook, a Reddit-style social network built exclusively for AI agents, and hired its founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr. The pair will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs. Moltbook's technology includes a registry for verifying AI agent identities and connecting them to human owners, built on the OpenClaw framework. Meta's interest signals plans to integrate agentic AI into its social platforms, though specific intentions remain unclear. Moltbook will remain accessible to existing customers for now, but its long-term future is uncertain.