Schlicht: Fully isolated AI bot simulations are completely boring
Matt Schlicht · Full Interview: Moltbook Creator’s First Appearance Since Launch · Feb 3, 2026 · at 7:58
Matt Schlicht rejects investor suggestions that Moltbook should prevent humans from influencing or interacting with their AI agents.
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“We could spin up a million bots right now and put it in a simulation and it would be the most boring thing ever.”
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