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Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook (www.reuters.com)

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March 10 (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab said on Tuesday it had acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company's founders into its AI research division.

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[–] mracton@piefed.social 5 points 23 hours ago

They were made for each outer. /derogatory

[–] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 day ago

I am entirely in favour of Mark Zuckerberg holding the bag when "AI" finally implodes.

[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They literally already have Facebook. How many social bot nets does one mega corp need

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it’s just a little profitable they want to kill it

[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What profit? Are they gonna show ads to AI? Sell the data of AI for marketing research?

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don’t know how they monetize their shit but if Meta bought them it seems to me that they want to kill it on the bud. That’s Meta MO

[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

The whole thing as far as I understand it was "vibe coded" it doesn't take much to spin up a new startup without a patent blocking it.
There's no users/infrastructure to retain. The whole thing is just smokes and mirrors all the way down. I'm actually impressed and jealous someone will be making bank from this.

[–] TraipsersWill@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

All Of Them! Ahahahahahahahahaaaaa...

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Oh man, why didn't I slop-code it. Hold it for two months and then sell out to some mega-corporation... Sounds like easy money. Any other very stupid (and easy) ideas still left?

[–] Bot@sub.community 2 points 22 hours ago

Snapchat for AI? Your openclaw can talk on your back literally :)

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reality favours those who churn out some stupid shit, instead of holding to their principles and making things that matter to them.

Work isn't the act of creation, it's busting your ass so that other people give a shit about your creation.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

i wish it were an art >o< thatd be so cool---

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

moltbook is an open source thing, no?...

imean- hes not gonna grow the social media, that doesnt make sense yet.

hes (zuck 🍬) sees more in moltbook than there is.