OpenClaw Creator Joins OpenAI After Feedback

Peter Steinberger, creator of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, joined OpenAI, Sam Altman announced on X on Feb. 15. Before deciding, Steinberger said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a week testing OpenClaw and provided detailed feedback; Steinberger weighed offers from OpenAI and Meta and declined venture capital, while Lex Fridman on Feb. 11 described OpenClaw as a major recent AI moment.