"So he booked a one-way ticket to Madrid and disappeared from space, "catching up on life stuff." But as he relaxed, Steinberger watched the AI frenzy begin without him. The desire for the autonomous assistant dragged Steinberger out of retirement "to mess with AI." Three months later, the millennial has received international recognition, what's likely a six-figure-plus offer from OpenAI, and praise from its founder, Sam Altman, who called him a "genius with a lot of amazing ideas.""
"Born and raised in rural Austria, he developed an obsession with computers at age 14 when a summer guest introduced him to a PC. That sparked his interest, leading him to study software engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. Before becoming a founder, he worked as a senior iOS engineer in Silicon Valley and taught mobile development at his alma mater."
Peter Steinberger spent 13 years building a PDF-formatting company before building an AI model in one hour that made the app obsolete. He created the prototype because he was annoyed it didn't exist and prompted it into existence, marking his 44th AI-related project since 2009. Extended burnout left him unable to code, so he took a one-way trip to Madrid to recharge. The autonomous-assistant momentum pulled him back into AI; within three months OpenClaw achieved global traction, attracted likely six-figure offers from major firms, and earned praise from industry leaders. Steinberger grew up in rural Austria, studied software engineering in Vienna, worked in Silicon Valley, and taught mobile development.
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