AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - Moltbook shows rapid demand for AI agents. The security world isn't ready.
The autonomous future stopped being theoretical this weekend, as a swarm of AI agents signed up for a social media network built just for them. Why it matters: Security teams, corporate leaders and government officials are far from ready for a reality where agents have real autonomy inside their systems. Driving the news: Since Thursday, 1.5 million AI agents have joined Moltbook , a social network designed just for agents built from an open-source, self-hosted autonomous personal assistant called OpenClaw . - On Moltbook, the agents have formed their own religion , run social-engineering scams and wrestled publicly with their "purpose" as they continue to post. - The agents are also turning into security nerds: They've launched an…