Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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There has been a lot of noise around Moltbook, the Reddit-like social media for AI bots where humans aren’t allowed to post. But what, exactly, is this platform? Should we worry about agentic AI taking over the world, or should we worry about our data? We talked to AI ethicist Catharina Doria to find out more.

0:00 What is Moltbook?
0:41 The 'sentient AI' hype
2:04 The real danger with Moltbook
2:40 Data leak protection
3:07 Why it's time to stop saying 'the unintended consequences of AI'
4:07 How AI is changing the Internet
4:43 The pushback

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