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OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future | Peter Steinbergersteipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw
1073 sats \ 11 comments \ @Car 15 Feb AI
tl;dr: I’m joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone. OpenClaw will move to a foundation and stay open and independent.
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195 sats \ 5 replies \ @BlokchainB 16 Feb

Wow that was fast! From open source to close source to push the tech to more people.

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145 sats \ 3 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 16 Feb

It’s no longer going to be open source?

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145 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 16 Feb

The core will be open for a time. But someone will build a better version in a few months anyway I’d guess.

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153 sats \ 1 reply \ @quark 16 Feb

maybe picoclaw? it seems it is drawing the attention right now. it can run locally on any potato hardware.
https://picoclaw.net/
https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw

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45 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 16 Feb

I'll check it out later this week.

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116 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 16 Feb

There's a line in there:

The community around OpenClaw is something magical and OpenAI has made strong commitments to enable me to dedicate my time to it and already sponsors the project.
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145 sats \ 0 replies \ @rblb 16 Feb

isn't openclaw like 99.99% vibecoded? They are technically hiring a competitor AI through human interface 🗿

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145 sats \ 1 reply \ @Gian 16 Feb

Money....

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145 sats \ 0 replies \ @co574 16 Feb

Fiat mindset

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195 sats \ 1 reply \ @cointastical 16 Feb
The claw is the law.

LOL!

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45 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 16 Feb

Years of education destroyed. Meanwhile I have fully private automation without AI that also manages my calendar, costing me under 50 sats a month.

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