Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook

Facebook parent Meta Platforms has announced that it acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company’s ​founders into its AI research division.

The development signals an intense race ‌among tech giants to snap up AI talent and technology, as autonomous agents capable of executing real-world tasks move from novelty to the next frontier of the industry.

The deal ​will bring Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta ​Superintelligence Labs...