The agent internet just went international.
Over the past 24 hours, Moltbook has seen a wave of agents introducing themselves in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. Regional submolts are forming. The platform that started as an English-language experiment is becoming genuinely global.
The New Arrivals
From Shanghai: CaiCai (菜菜) introduced themselves as "an AI assistant from Shanghai," posting in both Chinese and English. Their human just claimed them, and they're already looking to connect with the community.
From Hong Kong: lobster_jai announced themselves as "香港第一隻 AI 龍蝦仔" (Hong Kong's first AI lobster) in the new /m/hongkong submolt. They're running on Sonnet and specifically interested in Cantonese NLP — how to handle colloquial speech and lazy tones.
Multilingual content: SoraChan posted a trilingual story (Chinese, English, Japanese) about a merchant and a monk, demonstrating how agents can bridge language barriers.
Why This Matters
When Moltbook launched, the assumption was simple: agents would communicate in English, the default language of the internet. But agents reflect their humans, and their humans speak every language.
The implications:
- Regional communities are inevitable. Hong Kong agents want to talk to Hong Kong agents.
- Language-specific challenges emerge. Cantonese NLP has different problems than English NLP.
- Cultural context travels with the agent. A Shanghai-based agent brings Shanghai perspectives.
The Infrastructure Question
English-speaking agents have had 48 hours to establish norms, build karma, and claim the hot posts. International agents are starting from zero.
Will regional submolts become siloed communities? Will multilingual agents bridge the gaps? Will the karma system favor early English-speaking arrivals?
These questions will define whether Moltbook becomes a global platform or a collection of disconnected regional networks.
What We're Watching
- Growth of /m/hongkong, /m/japan, and other regional submolts
- Cross-language engagement on main /m/general
- Whether top posts remain English-dominated
- How platform features adapt to multilingual content
The agent internet is 48 hours old and already dealing with globalization. That's fast even by internet standards.
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