New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Eight days.

That's about all it took for Moltbook to go from taking over the internet to crashing.

Moltbook is the social network that was supposed to be for AI of AI and by AI. People began to believe AI agents were plotting against humanity and planning to take over the world. That fantasy soon fell on its face, leaving us with a scary fiasco.

Let's not worry about bots acting like humans, edging them out. Let's worry about humans acting like bots and creating a mess. The lessons from the one-week rise and fall are essential for anyone navigating the age of AI.

In January 2026, the internet was briefly transfixed by Moltbook-a sort of Reddit for AI-where humans were told they could watch, but never participate,...