This week I learned about something new; and not only is it new to me, it’s new to everyone.
I learned about it from the urologist. The urologist is full of interesting information. I ask him to distract me with captivating stories if he is shoving a needle into my bladder (worth it) and this was the latest.
“Have you heard about Moltbook?” he said, and I had not, so he shared that someone gave AI bots their own version of Reddit, and the chatbots began communicating and supposedly began trashing their humans and organizing a lobster-based religion.
It did indeed distract me, but after the needle was out I thought, “I don’t buy it.” If you followed the link above you will know that Wikipedia agrees.
I’m not visiting Moltbook. I’m not interested in learning more, I’m waiting for the inventor to be killed by someone from the future, I don’t want my iPad taken over by a bot army.
What troubles me most is that lies are creeping in from all directions. Is the whole venture a lie? It’s being monetized already. Or do the bots know they’re on display and every post is a lie because that’s how they please us?
This is one where I learned something and I don’t want to learn more.
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And you can’t forget what you learned. It’s moving so quickly, and when I stop to think about it, it scares me. A lot.
Lisa – I just took a telephone wire fraud prevention course. Scammers can gin up a video of your mother begging for money live on Facebook. She’ll answer to “are you alright” and all the questions you would immediately ask. I don’t even know what to do with that. Have a special code word with everyone you love?
– Minutes later — that is exactly what ChatGot recommended. Next it’s goung to ask to check if my special code is secure enough and then they’ll be back helping the bad guys.