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OpenClaw and its creator

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  1. 0:00OpenAI just hired OpenClaw's creator 3
  2. 0:02months after it launched. Peter
  3. 0:04Steinberger built OpenClaw, an AI
  4. 0:06assistant that didn't just reply, it
  5. 0:08acted. Calendar scheduling, booking
  6. 0:11flights, even interacting with other AI
  7. 0:13agents. While most tools were generating
  8. 0:15text, OpenClaw promised something
  9. 0:18different. Actually do things. It went
  10. 0:20viral. And now Sam Alman says Peter will
  11. 0:23drive the next generation of personal
  12. 0:25agents. Not chatbots. Personal agents.
  13. 0:28OpenClaw stays open source, but its
  14. 0:31creator moves inside the lab. From
  15. 0:33hacking projects in Austria to shaping
  16. 0:35one of OpenAI's core offerings. 3
  17. 0:38months. That's how fast the AI world
  18. 0:40moves. Now, comment agent if you want
  19. 0:42the deep dive on why Open Claw caught
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Original YouTube title: “OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator: Agents That ACT! 🚀 #openclaw”. The original title may contain claims not confirmed by this companion.

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