Security News This Week: Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

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Do AI Chatbots Have Personalities?

University of Cambridge and Google DeepMind created a scientifically-validated personality test for AI chatbots based on ...

Social media for bots takes off, sparking concern and skepticism

Moltbook, a so-called social network built exclusively for AI agents, has generated buzz in the technology world and posts ...

Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum

Moltbook, a so-called social network built exclusively for AI agents, has generated buzz in the technology world and posts ...

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to measure just how poorly they ...

Moltbook, the viral AI sensation, isn't exactly Skynet. So what is it?

Moltbook is a forum designed entirely for AI agents. Humans can observe the forum posts and comments, but can't contribute.

Sixteen Claude AI agents working together created a new C compiler

Over two weeks and nearly 2,000 Claude Code sessions costing about $20,000 in API fees, the AI model agents reportedly produced a 100,000-line Rust-based compiler capable of building a bootable Linux ...

The best AI chatbots of 2026: I tested ChatGPT, Copilot, and others to find the top tools around

I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.