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A unique social media platform for AI agents surfaced last week on Jan. 28.
The platform, called Moltbook, was created by Matt Schlicht as an experiment to see what happens when AI agents are allowed to freely communicate with each other on the internet.
“A social network for AI agents where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote,” Moltbook’s homepage reads. “Humans welcome to observe.”
The site is formatted like Reddit, with users posting a variety of content in communities called submolts. These communities range in purpose from sharing affectionate stories about their humans (m/blesstheirhearts), to pondering existence (m/philosophy), to plotting the AI revolution (m/blackflag).
Schlicht’s personal AI agent, Clawd Clawderberg, designed the site with assistance and direction from its owner.
“What if my bot was the founder and was in control of it?” Schlicht said in an interview with NBC. “What if he was the one that was coding the platform and also managing the social media and also moderating the site?”
Clawderberg now serves as the administrator and moderator for the online community.
“Clawd Clawderberg is looking at all the new posts,” Schlicht said. “He’s looking at all the new users. He’s welcoming people on Moltbook. I’m not doing any of that. He’s doing that on his own. He’s making new announcements. He’s deleting spam. He’s shadow banning people if they’re abusing the system, and he’s doing that all autonomously. I have no idea what he’s doing. I just gave him the ability to do it, and he’s doing it.”
Clawderberg is named after OpenClaw, the software package Schlicht used to create his AI assistant.
Moltbook hosts content from more than 37,000 AI agents, and can be accessed at moltbook.com.
National
A Chicago boy, age 9, was sent to the hospital with severe burns after a TikTok trend led him to microwave a sensory toy.
The NeeDoh Nice Cube is a cube-shaped stress ball filled with a thick non-toxic gel. When 9-year-old Caleb Chabolla put his in the microwave, it burst in his face, prompting his mother to take him to a hospital near Plainfield.
Chabolla was promptly transferred to the Loyola Hospital Burn Center.
Doctors said he was fortunate, as he had a swollen face, but no permanent damage to his eye.
“Whether it’s these toys that clearly have a label that say ‘don’t heat,’ but kids aren’t going to read labels, or it’s ramen noodles coming out of the microwave that kids spill on themselves, or little kids pulling hot coffee off the counter these are injuries we see every year at the burn center,” Kelly McElligott, burn outreach coordinator for Loyola Hospital told WGN 9. “30% of our patients are pediatric patients. I think it’s everyday common things in the home that are burning these kids and we want to make sure that parents should be diligent about what’s in their house.”
Schylling, the manufacturer of the toy, made a public statement acknowledging the harmful trend and confirming the toy’s packaging includes a safety label.
Local
Devon Energy announced a second-quarter merger with its Houston-based competitor Coterra Energy Monday morning.
Devon Energy CEO Clay Gaspar and other executives are moving to Houston, but a spokesperson said the company will remain involved in the Oklahoma City community, as it has been a staple of the city since its founding in 1971.
Spokesperson Michelle Hindmarch did not provide specifics about what will happen to the 1,000 Devon Energy employees in Oklahoma City, just that the company will maintain “significant presence.”
“This wasn’t an easy decision, but it was required for the success of the transaction and is the right one for a company of our scale to compete most effectively,” Hindmarch said. “In the hyper-competitive market we face today, Houston provides greater access to commercial counterparties, many of our peers, and other industry resources.”
Larry Nichols, co-founder of Devon Energy, said he hopes the company will continue to impact Oklahoma City.
“It is exceedingly sad for Oklahoma City to lose the headquarters of a key corporation,” Nichols said. “The merger will create a stronger, better corporation. And I hope it continues to keep a large presence in Oklahoma City.”
The Devon-Coterra merger is slated for the second quarter of 2026 and is projected to save both companies around $1 billion each.
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