"But the phenomenon goes far beyond the tens of thousands, possibly now hundreds of thousands, of installations of OpenClaw itself and is spawning aftermarket services that radically magnify its potential for abuse. I'm going to focus on the cascading series of services that has emerged from the OpenClaw project, and also the potential risks and disasters that await us. But first, a quick primer about OpenClaw."
"OpenClaw connects to large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, the Pi coding agent, OpenRouter, and local models running via Ollama to understand instructions and perform actions. Users, who have to bring their own paid accounts to some of these services, can direct the agent to clear email inboxes, manage calendar events, and check in for flights without leaving their chat app."
OpenClaw is a free, open-source, lobster-themed AI agent created by Peter Steinberger that runs locally on Mac, Windows, and Linux and accepts commands via WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Signal. It links to LLMs such as OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Pi, OpenRouter, and local models via Ollama to interpret instructions and perform actions. Users can direct OpenClaw to access files, operate applications, clear email inboxes, manage calendars, and check in for flights through chat. Tens or hundreds of thousands of installations and a growing aftermarket ecosystem significantly magnify abuse potential and create widespread security and accountability hazards.
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