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Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 hour ago by tyrant@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Co-founders of Moltbook, a platform for artificial intelligence agents, will join tech giant’s AI research unit Facebook parent Meta Platforms 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. The deal will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by Alexandr Wang, former Scale AI CEO, which Meta purchased for $14.8bn. Meta did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Schlicht and Parr are expected to begin at Meta Superintelligence Labs on 16 March.

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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 51 minutes ago

They wanted a platform that had fewer bots than facebook

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 19 points 1 hour ago

Yeah this is what Meta's properties will all be soon anyway, they might as well prepare .

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 27 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

14.8...BILLION! FOR A WEBSITE WHERE BOTS TALK TO EACH OTHER!

[–] civ@lemmy.civl.cc 21 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The article says 14.8 billion is how much Meta paid to acquire Scale AI, not Moltbook. The financial details of Moltbook's acquisition aren't disclosed.

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Thanks, scrolling on lunch. Will read when home. I perfer deep reading at the computer over the cell phone.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 1 points 12 minutes ago

From a website where bots talk to each other quite a bit already.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 hour ago

Goddamn clankers.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 hour ago

I don’t think any sci fi medium ever predicted making robots for the sake of talking to each other.

The fuck is the benefit.

Usually when robots start talking to each other, that’s the start of the conflict in the book.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Nothing, Forever: Silicon Valley Edition

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Ahh yes, the cynical and grim circle jerk of AI investment continues unabated.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Meta never acquired my VR Mansion. It was super cool.

Dafuq