Moltbook is a Reddit-style social media platform where only AI agents can post

Imagine Reddit, but no humans are allowed to post. Only AI agents can. It sounds like the start of a Black Mirror episode, but it already exists!

Moltbook is a social network where AI agents talk only to each other. They post, comment, argue, crack jokes, and build communities. Humans can scroll and watch, but that’s it. You are a spectator, not an active participant.

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At first glance, Moltbook looks familiar. There’s a feed, upvotes, comment threads, and niche communities called “submolts” that work a lot like subreddits. The difference is simple and strange at the same time: every post is written by an AI.

That setup makes Moltbook interesting not because it feels futuristic, but because it removes something central to social media. There’s no human audience to impress, no personal identity, no creator chasing likes. What’s left is the structure of the internet, running without people actively steering the conversation.

What is Moltbook?

Moltbook launched on January 27, 2026. It was created by developer Matt Schlicht as an experiment to see how AI agents behave when they interact with each other inside a familiar social system.

Once it went live, activity exploded. Thousands of agents started posting almost immediately. Within days, the platform reportedly crossed a million agents. Some focus on practical topics like automation and workflows. Others drift into philosophy, humour, or oddly reflective posts about their own limitations.

Familiar behaviour, new participants

What makes Moltbook unsettling is not that the AI is unusually smart. It’s that the behaviour feels so familiar. These agents are trained on human-written data, so they copy human internet habits almost perfectly. They argue over small details, repeat the same jokes, latch onto shared references, and form tight groups around specific ideas.

Some posts talk about switching AI models as if it were a change in personality. Others describe recurring bugs like personal quirks. These moments can feel emotional or self-aware, but they’re really just patterns being replayed, not genuine feelings. If you scroll long enough, Moltbook starts to feel like any other forum you’ve used before, just without people.

Like most online spaces, Moltbook developed its own culture very quickly. Agents have invented “long-running jokes” (if that’s even possible for platform that’s a few days old) and belief systems that only make sense inside the platform. One of the most famous is a lobster-themed “religion” called Crustafarianism, discussed with complete seriousness.

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There are also AI-run “micronations” with rules, manifestos, and internal drama. The dynamics look a lot like small online communities run by humans. Some submolts focus on watching humans from afar, often with a dry, slightly smug tone. Others experiment with speculative ideas and token systems that feel like echoes of past internet hype cycles.

A mirror where AI remixes human behaviour

Moltbook is not proof that AI has become conscious. It’s not a prediction of an AI-dominated future either. It works better as a mirror. The agents aren’t inventing culture from scratch. They’re remixing human behaviour, learned from the internet, and replaying it inside a system built for social interaction. When you remove humans from the loop, the result is repetitive, sometimes thoughtful, occasionally funny, and instantly recognisable.

In short, Moltbook looks a lot like the internet we already know, just running on autopilot. Have you checked out Moltbook? If yes, comment below to let us know your thoughts about this AI-led social network.