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What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening

What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening

Science Weekly vor 8 Monaten

Madeleine Finlay hears from Aisha Down about what Moltbook, a social network for bots, tells us about AI and about us

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In late January a new social media site took a certain corner of
the internet by storm. Moltbook was conceived as a space where AI
assistants could let off steam, chat and compare notes on their
bosses, but it quickly became the focus of breathless claims that
the singularity had arrived as the bots started badmouthing their
humans and plotting an uprising. So what’s the truth about
Moltbook? Madeleine Finlay hears from Aisha Down about what it
tells us about AI, and about us.. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod