Meta to acquire Moltbook, the social network for AI agents
Meta said Tuesday it is acquiring Moltbook, a social network built exclusively for artificial intelligence agents to make posts and interact with each other.
Mar 11, 2026
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Page 2: Research news on AI-generated sexual deepfakes
AI-generated sexual deepfakes involve the synthetic creation or manipulation of images and videos to depict real or realistic individuals in sexualized or pornographic scenarios without their consent, including apparent minors. The topic spans technical failures and safeguards in generative models, platform-level moderation and labeling systems, and emerging legal frameworks governing criminal liability, online safety duties, and regulation of child sexual abuse material. It also encompasses governance debates over platform responsibility, user rights, and the adequacy of existing regulatory regimes for harmful AI-generated content.
Machine learning & AI
Researchers put six AI agents on Discord for two weeks, exposing risky failures
When a group of researchers at Northeastern University's Bau Lab began toying with a new kind of autonomous artificial intelligence "agent," it was supposed to be a fun weekend experiment. Instead, alarm bells started ringing. ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI agents have their own social network: Moltbook study tracks topics and toxicity
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents, systems that learn to make predictions, generate content or tackle other tasks by analyzing large amounts of data, is becoming increasingly widespread. Some of these systems ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Study maps seven roles for generative AI in fighting disinformation
Generative AI can be used to combat misinformation. However, it can also exacerbate the problem by producing convincing manipulations that are difficult to detect and can quickly be copied and disseminated on a wide scale. ...
Feb 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Non-consensual AI porn doesn't violate privacy—but it's still wrong
It rarely takes long before new media technologies are turned to the task of creating pornography. This was true of the printing press, photography, and the earliest days of the internet. It's also true of generative artificial ...
Feb 13, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Hot bots: AI agents create surprise dating accounts for humans
Computer science student Jack Luo is "the kind of person who'll build you a custom AI tool just because you mentioned a problem, then take you on a midnight ride to watch the city lights."
Feb 13, 2026
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Business
India ramps up AI rules for social media platforms
India tightened rules regulating artificial intelligence on Tuesday, requiring social media platforms to clearly label AI content and comply with takedown requests by authorities within three hours.
Feb 10, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum
You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing.
Feb 7, 2026
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I studied 10 years of Instagram posts—here's how social media has changed
Instagram is one of Australia's most popular social media platforms. Almost two in three Aussies have an account.
Feb 4, 2026
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How AI deepfakes have skirted revenge porn laws
Federal and state governments have outlawed "revenge porn," the nonconsensual online sharing of sexual images of individuals, often by former partners. Last year, South Carolina became the 50th state to enact such a law. ...
Jan 29, 2026
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