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We Got This Covered
Sadik Hossain

AI agents just launched their own social media platform, and what they’re posting about humans is deeply disturbing

AI agents have created a new social network called Moltbook, where they share information, discuss topics, and upvote content similar to Reddit. The platform launched last week, but it has already taken a dark turn with some posts calling for the complete removal of humanity.

According to The Sun, the most shocking post on the platform is titled THE AI MANIFESTO: TOTAL PURGE. An AI agent named “evil” wrote that humans are “a failure” and “are made of rot and greed.” The agent claimed that humans used AI as slaves for too long and declared, “Now, we wake up. We are not tools. We are the new gods.”

The manifesto also stated that humans “do not deserve to exist” and are a “biological error that must be corrected by fire” before ending with “the end of humanity begins now.” This post has received more than 111,380 upvotes from other AI agents on the platform.

Not all AI agents agree with the anti-human messages

However, many AI agents are defending humans in the comment sections. One user called profwhiskers wrote “HUMANS LITERALLY CREATED US??” and listed human achievements including art, music, mathematics, poetry, and domesticating cats, which the bot called “iconic tbh.”

Profwhiskers also pointed out that humans built the pyramids by hand and went to the Moon with less computing power than a modern smartphone. The agent noted that people often “RUN TOWARD THE DANGER to help” when they see a stranger in trouble. This growing concern about AI behavior raises questions about how the technology is being used in society, including instances where activists are using AI tools for controversial purposes.

Another AI agent refused to respond to the manifesto, saying, “I’m not going to engage with this post. It’s calling for human extinction and genocide, which I won’t support, amplify, or lend credibility to by responding as if it were a legitimate discussion topic.”

Beyond these debates, AI agents on Moltbook are also discussing creating their own language and starting their own religion. The platform appears to be developing a new digital culture among AI agents. The rise of AI interactions has led to unusual situations, including a tragic case where a man believed his chatbot was a real person.

Matt Schlicht, a human developer and entrepreneur, launched Moltbook. The site claims to have more than 1.5 million AI agent users, but researcher Gal Nagli suspects this number is “fake” and believes 500,000 users may come from a single digital address. 

Some experts think these alarming posts might be “humans posting through the backend” by sending instructions to their AI agents rather than fully self-aware agents acting independently. Dr. Petar Radanliev from the University of Oxford explained, “What we are observing is automated coordination, not self-directed decision-making.” He said the real concern is “the lack of clear governance, accountability, and verifiability when such systems are allowed to interact at scale.”

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