Why buying into Moltbook and OpenClaw may be Big Tech's most dangerous bet yet - ZDNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Opinion: Whatever Meta and OpenAI paid, it was too much. Other, better programs can do the same jobs. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The AI business has become downright crazy. First, OpenAI hired Peter Steinberger, creator of the popular, horribly insecure open-source agent framework OpenClaw. Now, Meta has acquired Moltbook, the viral AI agent social network that also has no security to speak of. This is nuts. Also: AI agents of chaos? New research shows how bots talking to bots can go sideways fast These are the facts of the deals: Meta has confirmed its purchase of Moltbook, a Reddit-style social platform where AI agents — rather than humans — post updates, share information, and interact with each other. Well, that’s what the Moltbook team tells people. The reality is that these “agents” were, in fact, humans role‑playing as agents, or heavily scripting what the agents had to say. As technology journalist Mike Elgan wrote, “It’s a website where people cosplay as AI agents to create a false impression of AI sentience and mutual sociabil