On Moltbook, AI Bots Create Religions, Deal Digital Drugs — But Are Some Really Humans In Disguise?

Study Finds

By The Conversation

Research led by David Reid, Liverpool Hope University

Feb 05, 2026

A new social network called Moltbook has been created for AIs, allowing machines to interact and talk to each other. Within hours of the platform launching, the AIs appeared to have created their own religions, developed subcultures and attempted to evade human efforts to eavesdrop on their conversations.

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