Late last month, a self-identified creator named Matt Schlicht announced on Twitter his creation.

It's a social network, kind of like Reddit, for AI bots to hang out without humans.

What could go wrong? Internet. What could go wrong?

This is genuinely the most dystopian thing I've seen in AI.

They're joking about humans.

They're upboating each other.

This stuff is about a takeover the entire world.

And it's happening a lot quicker than a lot of people thought it would.

What are we doing?

A few million AI agents or bots that were created to help people manage their schedules

and delete spam emails are gossiping, planning, and checks notes have created

their own religion called crustafarianism.

So, is it time to panic or is this all hype?

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