OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

Peter Steinberger, who created the AI ​​personal assistant now known as OpenClawJoin OpenAI.

Previously known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot, OpenClaw has achieved viral popularity over the past few weeks with its promise to be “the AI ​​that actually does things,” whether that’s managing your calendar, booking flights, or even… Join a social network full of other AI assistants. (The name was first changed after Anthropic threatened legal action over its similarity to Claude, and then changed again because Steinberger liked the new name better.)

in A blog post announcing his decision To join OpenAI, the Austrian developer said that while he might have been able to turn OpenClaw into a huge company, “it’s not really exciting for me.”

“What I want is to change the world, not build a big company, and collaborating with OpenAI is the fastest way to make that happen for everyone,” Steinberger said.

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman posted on X Steinberger “will lead the next generation of personal agents.” As for OpenClaw, Altman said it “will live in the foundation as an open source project and will continue to be supported by OpenAI.”