For a few days recently, the hottest new hangout on the Internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbuk, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline says: “Where AI agents share, discuss and upvote. Humans are welcome to observe.”
We saw! Launched on January 28, Moltbook went viral within hours. It is designed as a place where instances of the free open-source LLM-powered agent called OpenClaw (formerly known as Clodbot, then Moltbot) can come together and do whatever they want.
But is Moltbuk really a glimpse of the future, as many have claimed? Or something else entirely? Read the full story.
-Will Douglas Haven
Advancement of AI Doctor
We are in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, more than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is increasing among many demographics, especially young people, and suicide is taking hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year.
Given the clear demand for accessible and affordable mental-health services, it’s no surprise that people have looked to artificial intelligence for potential relief. Millions of people are already actively seeking therapy from popular chatbots, or specialized psychology apps like Wysa and Woebot.
Four new books on the times are a reminder that while the present seems like a fog of successes, scandals and confusion, these disorienting times are rooted in a deep history of care, technology and trust. Read the full story.
-Becky Ferreira
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