Moltbook’s Creator Just Joined OpenAI 🤖

The Mind Behind Moltbook Is Now Building Inside OpenAI

February 16, 2026

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Let’s start another wild week in the AI world.
This time, the spotlight is back on Moltbook , now colliding with OpenAI’s agent push and new browser experiments like Kimi, pulling AI closer to everyday life.

Totally normal week in tech… 😄

In this edition:

  • AI tools that turn ideas into viral videos.

  • What happens when AI talks without humans?

  • The AI rivalry is heating up behind the scenes.

  • Why many apps may not survive the agent era.

  • Browser agents moving beyond traditional software.

  • The return of AI-powered wearables

Let’s dive in.

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What’s Trending in AI Today

Billions in funding, looming IPOs, and now a very visible clash over ads, enterprise power, and AI dominance. What was once quiet competition is turning into one of tech’s most intense rivalries.

Personal AI agents that control your computer, manage your life, and replace traditional apps may arrive faster than expected. If true, the entire software landscape could change within a few years.

A new project is bringing powerful personal AI agents directly to the web, lowering the barrier for anyone to try agent-driven computing. This could accelerate the shift from apps → autonomous assistants.

New reports suggest AI-powered wearable vision may return sooner than expected, reviving big questions about privacy, surveillance, and everyday AI.
The future of AI might not stay on screens at all.

A strange platform called Moltbook appeared in early 2026, a social network where only AI agents could post and interact, while humans simply watched.

Within days, over a million AIs were joking, arguing, and imagining independence… until security flaws suddenly exposed private data and changed the story.

It didn’t prove AI consciousness, but it revealed how fast, fragile, and unpredictable the future of AI might be.

Today’s AI Meme

The mind behind OpenClaw, one of the fastest-growing open-source agent projects, is now joining OpenAI to help shape the next generation of personal AI agents.

The project will remain open source and independent, but the move signals a bigger shift toward a future where multiple AI agents work together to handle real-world tasks.

There are still open questions around control, security, and direction,  yet one thing is clear:
The race to build useful, everyday AI agents just sped up.

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P.S. And that’s a wrap for this week.

AI keeps moving fast, sometimes quietly, sometimes chaotically, but the real shift isn’t in every headline. It’s in the moments where experiments turn real, tools become habits, and the future feels a little closer than expected.

We’ll keep watching the signals, testing what matters, and filtering the noise
so you don’t have to.

See you in the next edition.

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