News of the day
1. Peter Steinberger, creator of the viral AI assistant OpenClaw, joins OpenAI to lead the development of future personal agents. OpenClaw will continue as an open-source project. → Read more
2. Pentagon pushes AI firms for broad military use; Anthropic resists, citing concerns over autonomous weapons and surveillance, risking a $200M contract. → Read more
3. Hollywood is outraged by ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 AI video generator, citing rampant copyright infringement and demanding immediate action. → Read more
4. Startups can achieve 20x growth by automating entire functions with AI agents, freeing up human employees for strategic tasks and enabling rapid scaling. → Read more
Our take
Hi Dotikers!
Peter Steinberger, the Austrian developer behind OpenClaw, the personal AI assistant that blew up over the past few weeks, is officially joining OpenAI. Sam Altman wasted no time rolling out the red carpet, calling him a "genius" on X and announcing he'll be leading the next generation of personal agents. Quick refresher: OpenClaw is the open source project launched in late 2025 under the name Clawdbot (renamed after Anthropic put its foot down over the resemblance to Claude), then Moltbot, before finally settling on its current name. In just a few weeks, the project surpassed 100,000 stars on GitHub and attracted over 2 million visitors. The concept: an assistant that doesn't just chat, but actually does things, whether it's managing your emails, booking a flight, or dealing with your insurance company. The kind of promise we've been hearing for ten years, except this time, it actually works pretty well.
What's fascinating about this move is what it reveals about OpenAI's strategy. Despite ChatGPT and GPT 5.2, the company still hasn't managed to produce a truly convincing personal agent. Their Codex tool is making progress on the developer side, but for everyday users, that layer of daily life automation is still missing. Recruiting Steinberger means buying a vision, a community, and a head start all in one move. Smart. We'll remember that just last week, Anthropic and OpenAI were clashing on the mass communication front with dueling Super Bowl ads. This time, the battle is playing out on far more concrete ground: agents that can actually take over your digital chores.
One essential question remains: OpenClaw will move under the governance of an open source foundation, with OpenAI's support. On paper, that's reassuring. In practice, when a company valued at 500 billion dollars tells you it's going to "support" an open source project, you're allowed to keep one eyebrow raised.
G.
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