"Not long ago, Peter Steinberger was experimenting with a side project that quickly caught fire across the developer world. His open-source AI assistant, wasn't just another chatbot; it could on your behalf, from managing emails to integrating with calendars and messaging platforms. Today, that project has a new chapter: Steinberger is joining OpenAI to help build the next generation of personal AI agents."
"OpenClaw first emerged in late 2025 under names like and . What distinguished it was not fancy visuals or marketing, but its practical ambition: give users an AI that connects to their tools and executes workflows, booking flights, sorting messages, scheduling meetings, in ways that feel closer to than . It quickly went viral on GitHub, drawing more than 100,000 stars and millions of visits to its project page within weeks."
Peter Steinberger created OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant that connects to user tools and executes workflows like booking flights, sorting messages, and scheduling meetings. OpenClaw rapidly gained popularity on GitHub, earning over 100,000 stars and millions of visits. Steinberger opted to partner with OpenAI instead of forming a standalone company to accelerate deployment and reach. OpenAI offers infrastructure, research, and product ecosystems seen as necessary to scale intelligent agents. OpenAI plans to keep OpenClaw open-source under a new foundation while positioning proactive personal agents as central to future AI products.
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