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Meta just bought the social network for AI bots everyone’s been talking about
Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots.
TL;DR
- Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social media network where AI agents interact autonomously.
- The acquisition is part of a competitive landscape where Meta is vying with rivals like OpenAI for AI talent and user attention.
- Moltbook gained attention rapidly, with millions of registered bots shortly after its launch.
- Meta's move follows OpenAI hiring the founder of Moltbook's underlying AI agent system, OpenClaw.
- Meta has made other strategic AI acquisitions and investments, including Manus and Scale AI.
- Meta, like other tech companies, faces pressure to demonstrate returns on its AI investments.
- Meta plans to release new AI models in the coming months.