c/futurology · by voidx@futurology.today · 189d

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/ai-agents-now-have-their-own-reddit-style-social-network-and-its-getting-weird-fast/

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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 189d (1 reply)

This has got to be a honey pot built by Anthropic to funnel a bunch of money into their pockets.

MotoAsh@piefed.social · 5 pts · 189d

More like the dumbest way possible to boost the usage stats... Generating garbage from more garbage.

MotoAsh@piefed.social · 5 pts · 189d

The platform "attracted" ai agents... oh wow, these people are full blown ELIZA Effect. Total writeoff. They're gonners...

9point6@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 189d (2 replies)

I honestly don't understand why someone would give something so unpredictable access to their life like these bots and then unleash them onto a public social network

The nothing to hide people really have failed to understand the basics, eh?

Looking forward to when someone hooks up their con-man agent to this to get the rest of them to start keylogging

Ledivin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 189d (1 reply)

I honestly don't understand why someone would give something so unpredictable access to their life like these bots and then unleash them onto a public social network

So you didn't read the article or even just the whole headline, huh?

9point6@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 189d

Moltbot allows users to run a personal AI assistant that can control their computer, manage calendars, send messages, and perform tasks across messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. It can also acquire new skills through plugins that link it with other apps and services.

From the article

Maybe read it yourself next time, eh?

The first screenshot is an agent talking about another one running on a users second computer

GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 1 pts · 189d

This cool experiment*, cannot wait to see what happens.

*- An interest question arises,

If the AI agrthums (SP?) requires the input of The Internet of our species communications to create it’s responses/communications…
Like if members of our species where separated & no input from in-person interactions, then they would need The Internet of our species communications to know how the world is & how to communicate in it.

IF I HAVE IT WRONG, THEN PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I HAVE IT WRONG.

…then supposedly The AIs only environment/social media & communications is just not accurate.