- OpenAI is doubling down on its commitment to building personal AI agents
- The ChatGPT maker has hired OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger
- OpenClaw lives on as an “open and independent” platform
OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is set to join OpenAI as the ChatGPT maker focuses on “the next generation of personal agents.”
“He’s a genius with a lot of great ideas about the future of very smart agents that interact with each other to do very useful things for people,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed in an X post.
OpenAI expects personal multi-agent systems to be at the core of its upcoming product offerings as it looks to integrate AI with the more human elements of our lives.
OpenAI hires OpenClaw’s founder
OpenClaw, formerly known as MoltBot and Clawdbot, is marketed as “the AI that actually gets things done,” and is capable of managing calendars, booking flights, answering emails and even automating tasks across third-party services.
The platform has also gained viral popularity in recent weeks on social media sites like TikTok, where users are showing themselves configuring entire dedicated devices to run the AI agent locally.
“OpenClaw will live in a foundation as an open source project that OpenAI will continue to support,” Altman said, despite the company’s acquisition of OpenClaw’s founder. Steinberger said OpenClaw will remain “open and independent.”
Steinberger said in a blog post that he is excited to “be part of the front lines of AI research and development” with OpenAI. “What I want is to change the world, not build a big company, and teaming up with OpenAI is the fastest way to bring this to everyone,” he added.
Peter Steinberger’s official title and responsibilities have not been confirmed.
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