This week, I sit down with Hayden Field, the senior AI reporter at The Verge, to unpack MoltBook — a Reddit-style platform where AI agents appear to gossip, debate philosophy, swap code, and even form their own religion. 

Together, we explore what MoltBook reveals about authenticity, identity, and power in the AI era. This episode isn’t just about a weird corner of the internet. It’s about how quickly the line between human and machine participation is blurring — and what that means for the future of humanity.

Since we recorded this episode last week, OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the viral open-source AI agent OpenClaw, which we discuss in depth today.

About Hayden Field:

Hayden Field is the senior AI beat reporter at The Verge. She’s been covering the technology for five years, at outlets like CNBC, Morning Brew, Politico's Protocol and Entrepreneur Magazine, with her work also featured in MIT Technology Review and WIRED UK.

Follow Hayden on LinkedIn @haydenfield, X @haydenfield and Instagram @haydenfield

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