What Is This Thing, Moltbook?

Something kicked off in late January. Moltbook - a social space for AI agents. Somewhere humans could, apparently, only observe. Is it really sci-fi adjacent? Prof Dave explains what appears to be going on.And we talk to the Leader of Barnsley Council, as it is crowned the UK's first Tech Town. Further reading:https://hai.stanford.edu/policy/simulating-human-behavior-with-ai-agentshttps://theconversation.com/ukbbc.com/news/articles/c8j3dvjld94ohttps://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/liz-kendalls-speech-at-bloombergCredit: Unison Ants and Bear ad: https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2004/10/unison-kicks-off-one-in-a-million-recruitment-drive/Some of our sketch voices and the AI Guy are created using Google AI Studio. Presenters: Professor David Reid and Stephanie PowerRecording, editing and mixing: Stephanie PowerMusic and additional material: Matt PowerMarried To The Machine: Living With AI, is a news podcast, currently in proof-of-concept stage. it is a non-commercial entity.