"It started as a weekend hobby in November. By February, the biggest AI labs in the world were battling to make him a full-time employee. Peter Steinberger, an Austrian coder who sold his last startup for over $100 million, built OpenClaw as a personal AI assistant that lets users communicate with AI agents through WhatsApp and iMessage. The platform can handle tasks like sending emails, debugging code, and making restaurant reservations."
"OpenClaw went viral in late January when the AI assistants appeared to start communicating with each other on a Reddit-style forum called Moltbook. Suddenly, Steinberger was fielding meetings with OpenAI, Meta, and xAI during a whirlwind week in San Francisco. OpenAI won. Steinberger says he chose them because they offered stronger guarantees that OpenClaw would remain open-source and independent. His pay package wasn't disclosed, but a source said it was well under $1 billion."
An Austrian coder, Peter Steinberger, created OpenClaw as a personal AI assistant that integrates with WhatsApp and iMessage to perform tasks such as sending emails, debugging code, and making restaurant reservations. The project began as a weekend hobby in November and went viral in late January when the assistants appeared to communicate on a Reddit-style forum called Moltbook. Rapid interest prompted meetings with major AI labs, including OpenAI, Meta, and xAI. Steinberger chose OpenAI in mid-February because of stronger guarantees that OpenClaw would remain open-source and independent. A source described his pay package as well under $1 billion.
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