At the time of the Spring Festival, a major personnel change has occurred in the AI agent field, with OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger announcing his joining of OpenAI. This decision marks that OpenClaw will transform into an open and independent foundation, focusing on promoting the development of personal agents.

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Just a month ago, OpenClaw (previously known as Clawdbot and Moltbot) quickly gained popularity due to its outstanding performance. Steinberger stated in his blog that maintaining the open-source and free development philosophy of OpenClaw was crucial to him, and joining OpenAI would provide a broader space to realize his vision for personal agents. He pointed out that OpenAI's potential in advancing agent technology made it the best choice.

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman also confirmed this news on social media, stating that Steinberger will focus on developing the next generation of personal assistant agents. Steinberger mentioned that his communication with the OpenAI team was exciting, and he believed that both sides had a high level of alignment in their vision.

Since its release last November, the OpenClaw project has gained over 100,000 stars on GitHub and attracted a weekly visit of 2 million, becoming a hot topic in the AI field. Steinberger emphasized that he hoped to create an agent that even ordinary users could easily use, and called for more in-depth exploration in terms of safety and model research.