OpenClaw Founder Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Work on Multi-Agent AI Systems
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· 2 sourcesPeter Steinberger, founder of the AI agent project OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI to work on multi-agent AI systems, The Verge reported. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised Steinberger's ideas about agents interacting with each other, stating this capability will become core to OpenAI's product offerings. Steinberger announced on Hacker News that OpenClaw will move to a foundation to remain open and independent, describing the project's global response as a whirlwind of opportunities.
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Summary
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that Peter Steinberger, founder of the popular AI agent OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot), is joining OpenAI. Altman praised Steinberger's ideas about multi-agent AI systems where agents interact with each other, stating this capability will become core to OpenAI's product offerings. While Steinberger is moving to OpenAI, the OpenClaw project will continue as open-source software.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledSam Altman announced on X that Peter Steinberger, the man behind the trendy AI agent OpenClaw, was joining OpenAI.
He said that Steinberger has 'a lot of amazing ideas' about getting AI agents to interact with each other, saying 'the future is going to be extremely multi-agent.'
He also said that this ability for agents to work together will 'quickly become core to our product offerings.'
OpenClaw, previously known as Moltbot and Clawdbot, exploded on the scene earlier this year and became the darling of the tech world.
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