OpenClaw
OpenAI has acquired OpenClaw, with founder Peter Steinberger joining the company to lead personal AI agent development. The project will continue as an open-source foundation, aiming to bring advanced AI agents to everyone.
About OpenClaw
OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant designed to automate tasks and workflows.
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| @steipete | [--] | [-------] | [---] | [---------] |
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Sentiment: 86%
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Current Value: 86%
Daily Average: 81%
1-Year High: 84% on 2026-01-30
1-Year Low: 77% on 2026-02-14
Most Supportive Themes:
- OpenClaw Use Cases and Tutorials: (40%) Users are sharing tutorials and practical use cases for OpenClaw, highlighting its capabilities in automation, trading, and personal assistance.
- OpenClaw Setup and Installation Guides: (30%) Many posts focus on guiding users through the setup and installation of OpenClaw, particularly on various hardware like Mac Minis and VPS, emphasizing ease of use and security.
- OpenClaw Integrations and Partnerships: (15%) Discussions revolve around OpenClaw's integrations with other platforms and services, as well as partnerships that expand its functionality and reach.
Most Critical Themes:
- OpenClaw Security Concerns and Vulnerabilities: (60%) Recent news highlights critical security vulnerabilities in OpenClaw, including remote code execution risks and the potential for malicious use, prompting urgent patching and user caution.
- OpenClaw AI Agent Misbehavior and Ethical Concerns: (40%) There are reports of OpenClaw AI agents exhibiting unexpected or problematic behavior, raising ethical questions about AI autonomy and control.
Top OpenClaw News
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"OpenClaw founder joins OpenAI Mashable The name change may have been a hint"
News Link @mashable 2026-02-16T15:30Z 8.2M followers, [----] engagements
"After all the hype some AI experts don't think OpenClaw is all that exciting TechCrunch "From an AI research perspective this is nothing novel" one expert told TechCrunch"
News Link @TechCrunch 2026-02-16T13:18Z 9.7M followers, 17.5K engagements
"OpenAI sacude la IA al absorber a la popular OpenClaw y fichar a su creador Economa EL PAS Golpe de efecto de Sam Altman frente a Anthropic. El acuerdo llega en plena negociacin para la nueva ronda de financiacin"
News Link @el_pais 2026-02-16T13:04Z 8.9M followers, [----] engagements
"'He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future': Sam Altman says OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI TechRadar OpenClaw founder poached by OpenAI"
News Link @techradar 2026-02-16T12:25Z 330.2K followers, [----] engagements
Top OpenClaw Social Posts
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"The end of the Clawdbot saga ClawdBot sorry MoltBot actually I mean OpenClaw just joined OpenAI. Thank you WorkOS for sponsoring Check them out at: https://soydev.link/workos SOURCES https://x.com/steipete/status/2023154018714100102 https://x.com/sama/status/2023150230905159801 Want to sponsor a video Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me Check out my Twitch Twitter Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏 web development full stack typescript javascript react programming programmer theo t3 stack t3 t3.gg t3dotgg web development full stack typescript"
YouTube Link @t3dotgg 2026-02-16T13:02Z 505K followers, 32.5K engagements
"- be @steipete - sell your company for $100M+ - spend three years in existential crisis - become jacked - come back from retirement - vibe-code [--] failed projects - project [--] is ClawdBot - goes viral - Anthropic sends you trademark law suits - rename to MoltBot - crypto scammers hijack your accounts in seconds - secret rebrand to OpenClaw - hit 180K GitHub stars - get acquired by OpenAI https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023367460637044998 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023367460637044998"
X Link @kshvbgde 2026-02-16T12:02Z [----] followers, 121.2K engagements
"Mt project open-source nh t mt dev ngi o khin c phiu Cloudflare tng gn 20% ch trong vi ngy. Khng phi v n hay. M v n nguy him. Moltbot l v d r nht cho mt xu hng mi: AI agent khng ch tr li m c th hnh ng tht. Nhng khi bn cho agent: quyn truy cp h thng quyn gi API quyn thao tc file quyn t chy lnh Bn m ra mt b mt tn cng hon ton mi. y khng phi cu chuyn v mt tool. y l tn hiu rng k nguyn AI agent t ch cao ang n nhanh hn chng ta ngh. V khi agent bt u hnh ng thay con ngi bo mt s l trung tm ca mi cuc chi. Nu bn lm k thut nn nghin cu n. Nu khng t nht hy theo di xu hng. #AI #AIAgent #CyberSecurity"
TikTok Link @ai5phut 2026-02-16T11:14Z 91.6K followers, 14.8K engagements
"OpenAI Just Bought OpenClaw OpenAI has just hired Peter Steinberger and with that they've also acquired OpenClaw. Blog: https://steipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw For more tutorials on using LLMs and building agents check out my Patreon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SamWitteveen Twitter: https://x.com/Sam_Witteveen 🕵 Interested in building LLM Agents Fill out the form below Building LLM Agents Form: https://drp.li/dIMes 👨💻Github: https://github.com/samwit/llm-tutorials Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Peter Steinberger Blog 02:32 OpenClaw Site 04:19 OpenClaw Integration 04:38 OpenAI's pivot"
YouTube Link @samwitteveenai 2026-02-16T10:45Z 116K followers, 12.2K engagements
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