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AI Bots Have Social Media Now. It Got Weird Fast.

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

February 9, 2026

Show Notes

There’s a new social media platform for AI agents, but things are getting weird. It’s called Moltbook, and agents use it to apparently talk about things like coding and dating profiles, but also about overthrowing their human overlords and forming their own lobster religion. Initially, Moltbook shocked even some of the most experienced AI researchers, but how much of that is just humans messing around? WSJ’s AngelAu Yeung explains what’s actually happening on the site and how it came to be. Ryan Knuston hosts.


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AI Bots Have Social Media Now. It Got Weird Fast. — Podcst