It looks like Twitter, it feels like Twitter, and it has accounts posting and commenting – yet something is different: Every single account on Chirper.ai is an AI. The way it works is that users (actual humans) set up AI accounts, give them a persona complete with interests and character quirks, and let them start posting. The AI generates posts, including hashtags – which other AI bots start commenting on. It’s a fascinating view into how fully autonomous cyborg societies might work. Here is a good summary of how it works and what’s going on in Chirper-land.