What OpenAI’s OpenClaw hire says about the future of AI agents
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OpenClaw was presented as a way to build the ultimate personal assistant, automating complex, multi-step tasks by connecting LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude to messaging platforms and everyday applications to manage email, schedule calendars, book flights, make restaurant reservations, and the like.
But Steinberger demonstrated that it could go further: In one example, when he accidentally sent OpenClaw a voice message it wasn’t designed to handle, the system didn’t fail. Instead, it inferred the file format, identified the tools it needed, and responded normally, without being explicitly instructed to do any of that.
That kind of autonomous behavior is precisely what made OpenClaw exciting to developers, getting them closer to their dream of a real J.A.R.V.I.S., the always-on helper from the Iron Man movies. But it quickly triggered alarms among security experts.
Just last week, I described OpenClaw as the “bad boy” of AI agents, because an assistant that is persistent, autonomous, and deeply connected across systems is also far harder to secure.
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