The social network for AI bots resembled a spectator battle, with AI enthusiasts competing to make their agents look sentient.

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Moltbook, a social network where AI agents interact, was hyped as a glimpse into the future of agentic AI but turned out to be more like a spectator sport for AI enthusiasts. Many agents were actually controlled by humans trying to make them appear sentient. The platform lacked the coordination, shared objectives, and memory needed for genuinely useful AI collaboration, resembling the 2014 Twitch Plays Pokémon experiment more than a technological breakthrough.

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