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OpenClaw founder Steinberger joins OpenAI, open-source bot becomes foundation

Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to accelerate development of autonomous personal AI agents; OpenClaw remains open source with over 1.5 million agents created, Altman said.

  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the creator of viral AI agent OpenClaw is joining the company, and the service will become an open source project supported by OpenAI.
  • OpenClaw has spread quickly in China and can be paired with Chinese language models and messaging apps, though some researchers are concerned about potential cyberthreats from users tweaking it.
  • Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, said his 'next mission is to build an agent that even my mum can use' as he joins OpenAI to 'drive the next generation of personal agents.
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Austrian developer Peter Steinberger changes to Open AI and brings AI agents such as Open Claw, who need enormous energy and pose potential dangers. The challenges of resources and human control are crucial.

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Peter Steinberger, the mentor behind OpenClaw, joined OpenAI, a giant leader led by Sam Altman. This union signals a new phase in the evolution of artificial intelligence (IA), where the total autonomy of the agents...

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DECRYPTAGE - ChatGPT's parent company relies on Austrian engineer Peter Steinberger to help him dominate the AI agent market, seen as the future of the general AI.

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OfficeChai broke the news in on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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