Microsoft employee builds Lobster: A personal AI agent using OpenClaw with enterprise security
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Lisa Brown Jaloza
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Summary
Microsoft employee Omar Shahine built Lobster, a personal AI assistant using OpenClaw, in his spare time. The agent has its own Apple ID and email for iMessage communication, and was initially split into three specialized agents with distinct security profiles. The article explores how a personal project evolved into an enterprise-ready personal agent, with insights from Shahine and Jakob Werner on building always-on, secure AI assistants.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledLook, my agent ordered a pizza
How useful could claws actually be?
He initially split Lobster into a trio of agents, each with its own security profile and tool access
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