Meta acquires AI chat platform Moltbook to boost superintelligence lab
Meta has snapped up Moltbook, a platform where AI agents were supposed to chat about big ideas like consciousness (though it turned out humans were pulling some strings behind the scenes).
The buyout is part of Meta's push to level up its superintelligence lab and experiment with how AI agents interact.
Moltbook's founders will help Meta in the process
Meta says Moltbook's founders will help make AI agents talk to each other more securely and authentically.
As one spokesperson put it, the acquisition opens up new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses and it could help bring innovative, secure agentic experiences to everyone.
Even though Moltbook got flak for not being fully autonomous, Meta says it expects the acquisition to help develop innovative, secure agentic experiences.