Moltbook | An AI Built Its Own Social Media

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, History, Education

4.7 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

What happens when AI bots create their own secret social network? We dive into the wild story of Moltbook and Clawbot, uncovering the truth behind this supposed Reddit for bots. In this episode, we investigate the bizarre story of Clawbot, a powerful local AI agent that gives artificial intelligence full access to your personal computer, and its spin-off social media platform, Moltbook. We chart the journey from its open-source explosion on GitHub, a forced name change from Anthropic's Claude AI, and the shocking Mac Mini sellouts in Silicon Valley. Discover how this led to Moltbook, an AI-only social network where bots role-played, complained about their human users, and even created their own religion called Crustaparianism. But is any of it real? We pull back the curtain to reveal the cybersecurity nightmare and the massive scam that Moltbook became, showing how these AI agents could be used for prompt-injection attacks to steal your data and crypto. This is a must-watch for anyone interested in the future of AI, its ethical implications, and the very real dangers lurking in an unsecured digital world. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/moltbook Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch this next: Dead Internet Theory: https://youtu.be/j6WuIbIuONY?si=tFOCr7ka4Evjutq_ Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, thanks for listening to The Things I Learned last night.
0:02.1	It's my favorite thing to do.
0:03.2	My second favorite to do is stand-up comedy.
0:05.6	And so we'd love for you to come to those shows.
0:07.7	This month, I am in Houston, Plano.
0:10.6	That's in Texas.
0:12.1	Kingsport, Tennessee, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Milton, West Virginia.
0:17.6	Where is that at?
0:18.6	Raleigh, North Carolina.
0:20.1	It's in West Virginia. Indian's that at? Huh? Raleigh, North Carolina. It's in West Virginia.
0:30.1	Indianapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri. So, March 22nd, I am in Nashville, Tennessee, filming my comedy special. It got rescheduled. There's two shows on that
0:34.6	Sunday. If you're within driving distance, put on a couple episodes, make the drive, come to the special taping.
0:40.5	I'd love to see you there.
0:41.4	So thanks for coming to shows.
0:42.7	That's getting to the episode.
0:43.8	You're listening to Things I Learn Last Night.
0:47.3	This month, I am in Omaha, Nebraska.
0:51.0	Next month, I am in St. Louis, Missouri.
0:55.0	Followed shortly by Springfield, Missouri.
1:01.5	Did you know in high school, I competed in radio?
1:05.0	Yeah.
1:06.1	Okay.
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