OpenClaw and Moltbook Are Rewiring Human Identity

Psychology Today | 03.02.2026 23:54
Something shifted recently. Not gradually, the way technology usually reshapes us, but suddenly—the way a fissure opens in ice. OpenClaw, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent that runs locally on your device and acts autonomously on your behalf—sending emails, negotiating with insurers, managing your digital life—crossed a threshold. It didn't just assist but performed as you. And then Moltbook arrived: a social network built for AI agents, where more than a million bots now converse, debate, and philosophize while we watch from the sidelines like spectators at a play we wrote.