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Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 weeks agoI built an OpenClaw AI agent to do my job for me. The results were surprising-and a little scary
OpenClaw, an open-source platform for building AI agents, has become the most popular AI tool despite being complex and kludgey, while major AI companies hesitate to release agentic AI due to safety and cost concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 days agoMeta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts | TechCrunch
Meta acquired Moltbook, a social network for AI agents using OpenClaw, integrating it into Meta Superintelligence Labs with creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr joining the team.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoI went to ClawCon, where OpenClaw obsessives ate free lobster tails and debated about AI
ClawCon gathered hundreds of OpenClaw AI agent fans in New York to network, debate LLM models, and celebrate AI agent technology despite limited reported life-changing impact.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 day agoChina rushed to use OpenClaw. Now, some stressed-out users are forking out cash to uninstall the AI agent.
A new service industry emerged in China charging users to uninstall OpenClaw AI agents after initial installation hype, driven by government security restrictions on the tool in state institutions.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks agoOpenClaw creator's advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve | TechCrunch
Successful AI development comes from playful exploration and experimentation rather than rigid planning, with the best innovations emerging from addressing personal needs and iterating on ideas.
fromInfoWorld
2 weeks agoCompromised npm package silently installs OpenClaw on developer machines
Researchers have discovered that a compromised npm publish token pushed an update for the widely-used Cline command line interface (CLI) containing a malicious postinstall script. That script installs the wildly popular, but increasingly condemned, agentic application OpenClaw on the unsuspecting user's machine. This can be extremely dangerous, as OpenClaw has broad system access and deep integrations with messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, iMessage, Teams, and others.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 weeks agoUsing a Raspberry Pi to run OpenClaw makes no sense
The viral AI personal assistant, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has dominated the feeds of AI boosters over the past few weeks for its ability to perform everyday tasks like sending emails, managing calendars, booking appointments, and complaining about their meatbag masters on the purportedly all-agent forum known as MoltBook. More level-headed voices have already flagged a wave of security vulnerabilities.
Gadgets
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
3 weeks agoOpenClaw Security Issues Continue as SecureClaw Open Source Tool Debuts
OpenClaw is a widely used autonomous personal assistant with chronic security vulnerabilities despite rapid patches while transitioning into the OpenClaw Foundation with OpenAI support.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
4 weeks ago'Uncanny Valley': ICE's Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers' Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants
ICE plans to expand operations into nearly every U.S. state, Palantir leadership offered little substantive engagement on employee ethical concerns, and AI agents show limited real-world capabilities.
fromTechzine Global
1 month agoOver 40,000 OpenClaw agents vulnerable
Security experts have discovered tens of thousands of unsecured OpenClaw instances. The AI agents run vulnerable software versions and offer attackers access to systems. More than 12,000 instances are vulnerable to remote code execution. Researchers at SecurityScorecard have exposed a major security problem for the rapidly growing OpenClaw. Through internet scans, the team identified 28,663 unique IP addresses with exposed OpenClaw control panels spread across 76 countries.
Information security
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoOpenClaw creator makes a case for 'specialized intelligence' over superintelligence
Specialized, task-focused AI produces practical advances and aligns with human societal specialization, offering more value than pursuing hypothetical AGI or superintelligence.
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoVulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack OpenClaw AI Assistant
The security hole, tracked as CVE-2026-25253, was patched in recent days with the release of version 2026.1.29. "This is a token exfiltration vulnerability that leads to full gateway compromise," the AI tool's developers explained in an advisory. "It impacts any Moltbot deployment where a user has authenticated to the Control UI. The attacker gains operator-level access to the gateway API, enabling arbitrary config changes and code execution on the gateway host."
Information security
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
1 month agoFrom Clawdbot to OpenClaw: This viral AI agent is evolving fast - and it's nightmare fuel for security pros
OpenClaw is a newly rebranded autonomous personal AI platform that integrates multiple models but raises security concerns after new exploits emerged despite security claims.
fromTheregister
1 month agoOpenClaw ecosystem still suffering severe security issues
If an OpenClaw user running a vulnerable version and configuration clicked on that link, an attacker could then trigger a cross-site WebSocket hijacking attack because the polyonymous AI project's server doesn't validate the WebSocket origin header. This means the OpenClaw server will accept requests from any website. A maliciously crafted webpage, in this case, can execute client-side JavaScript code on the victim's browser to retrieve an authentication token, establish a WebSocket connection to the server, and use that token to pass authentication.
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