"Grad isn't the only tech executive who has raised concerns to staff about the experimental agentic AI tool, which was briefly known as MoltBot and now as OpenClaw. A Meta executive says he recently told his team to keep OpenClaw off their regular work laptops or risk losing their jobs. The executive told reporters he believes the software is unpredictable and could lead to a privacy breach if used in otherwise secure environments. He spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly."
"Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw's solo founder, launched it as a free, open-source tool last November. But its popularity surged last month as other coders contributed features and began sharing their experiences using it on social media. Last week, Steinberger joined ChatGPT developer OpenAI, which says it will keep OpenClaw open source and support it through a foundation. OpenClaw requires basic software engineering knowledge to set up."
Executives at several tech companies warned employees to avoid using OpenClaw (formerly MoltBot/Clawdbot) on work devices and accounts due to security and privacy concerns. OpenClaw is an open-source, agentic AI tool that can take control of a user's computer and interact with other apps after limited direction. Its founder launched it free last November and recently joined OpenAI, which plans to keep it open source and support it through a foundation. Cybersecurity professionals urged strict controls, and some companies implemented bans to prioritize security, following policies that emphasize mitigating potential harm first and investigating afterward.
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