OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Peter Steinberger, creator of OpenClaw personal agent, has joined to develop next-gen personal intelligent agents. OpenClaw, an autonomous AI for tasks like email and scheduling, will continue as an open-source project under a foundation.
Key Points
- 1.Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI from OpenClaw
- 2.Focus: next-gen personal AI agents
- 3.OpenClaw remains open-source supported
Impact Analysis
This hire bolsters OpenAI's push into multi-agent AI era, enhancing autonomous personal assistants. Open-source commitment fosters ecosystem growth and counters proprietary AI dominance.
Technical Details
OpenClaw features memory for preferences, autonomous task handling (inbox, bookings), and remote PC control via chat.
