Meta acquires Moltbook, hires AI agent platform founders for Superintelligence Labs
Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network designed exclusively for AI agents, and hired its founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr to work in Meta's Superintelligence Labs run by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. The acquisition gives Meta access to Moltbook's technology for verifying agent identities and coordinating complex tasks between AI bots. The move signals Meta's intent to integrate agentic AI capabilities into its platforms, though specific plans remain undisclosed.