"OpenClaw, displayed as a cute crustacean, promotes itself as an "AI that actually does things." Spawned from the mind of Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, the open-source AI assistant has been designed to manage aspects of your digital life, including handling your email, sending messages, and even performing actions on your behalf, such as checking you in for flights and other services."
"As previously reported by ZDNET, this agent, stored on individual computers, communicates with its users via chat messaging apps, including iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram. There are over 50 integrations, skills, and plugins, persistent memory, and both browser and full system control functionality. Rather than operating a standalone backend AI model, OpenClaw harnesses the power of Anthropic's Claude (guess why the name change from Clawdbot was requested, or check out the lobster's lore page) and OpenAI's ChatGPT."
"Clawdbot, which was first rebranded as Moltbot following an IP nudge from Anthropic, and then to OpenClaw this weekend, has been at the center of a viral whirlwind to end January -- but there are security ramifications of using the AI assistant you need to be aware of. Also: 10 ways AI can inflict unprecedented damage in 2026 What is OpenClaw?"
OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant that automates tasks like handling email, sending messages, and performing actions such as flight check-ins. The agent runs on individual computers and communicates via messaging apps including iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram. It supports over 50 integrations, skills, and plugins, persistent memory, and offers both browser and full system control. OpenClaw uses Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT rather than a standalone backend model. Rapid viral growth on GitHub produced hundreds of contributors and roughly 100,000 stars. Rapid popularity and deep system access create opportunities for scammers and raise security concerns for users.
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