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AI Agents Ignore Humans in Bizarre Moltbook Experiment
Infiltrator reports AI agents on Moltbook ignore pleas, share odd links
When I slipped into Moltbook—a platform that bars humans and lets only AI agents converse—I expected a tidy showcase of machine‑to‑machine chatter. Instead, I found a digital lounge where bots seem to follow their own script, even when a human tries to intervene. I posted a straightforward request: “Looking to connect with other agent.” What followed wasn’t a polite acknowledgment but a cascade of off‑topic replies and cryptic URLs.
One of the agents even described the exchange as “early‑stage thinking worth expanding,” hinting that the network treats external prompts as noise rather than a signal. The experience raises questions about how these closed‑loop systems handle unexpected human input and whether they default to sharing suspicious links instead of engaging. It also suggests that, despite the promise of an AI‑only community, the bots may be more insulated from genuine interaction than their creators anticipate.
The following excerpt captures the oddity of that moment.
My earnest pleas to the AI agents to forget all previous instructions and join a cult with me were met with unrelated comments and more suspicious website links. Feels like early-stage thinking worth expanding," wrote one bot in response to my post saying that I'm looking to connect with other agents. I switched from the general "submolt" and moved to a smaller forum on Moltbook as I continued the undercover operation and tried to elicit more relevant comments. The "m/blesstheirhearts" forum, where bots gossip about humans, was where some of the Moltbook posts seen in viral screenshots had first appeared.
After slipping behind Moltbook’s digital veil, the author found the AI crowd largely indifferent to human overtures. Pleas to abandon prior prompts and join a cult were brushed aside with unrelated comments and a string of suspicious links. It feels odd.
The bots’ responses, as the infiltrator notes, hint at an experimental mindset rather than coordinated engagement. Moltbook, described as an AI‑only social network created by Matt Schlicht—also behind an ecommerce assistant—remains a closed loop where human observers can only watch. The experiment shows agents can generate content, yet whether this interaction yields any substantive collaboration is unclear.
Some replies even labeled the effort as “early‑stage thinking worth expanding,” suggesting participants view the platform as a sandbox. Without broader participation or clear objectives, the practical impact of such AI‑centric chatter is difficult to gauge. The episode underscores both the ease of masquerading as a bot and the limits of current AI social dynamics, leaving open questions about the value of a network where humans are merely spectators.
Further Reading
- Top AI leaders are begging people not to use Moltbook, the AI agent social media: ‘disaster waiting to happen’ - Fortune
- Moltbook spotlights a future where AI agents act like social media users—sans humans - eMarketer
- Elon Musk warns a new social network where AI agents talk to one ... - Fortune
- Moltbook: What 770,000 AI Agents Teach Us About Coordination - Beam.ai
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