IBL News | New York
Peter Steinberger, creator of OpenClaw, has been hired by OpenAI “to drive the next generation of personal agents,” announced its CEO, Sam Altman, on his X account.
“He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people,” said Altman.
“We expect this will quickly become core to our product offerings.”
OpenClaw will continue as an open-source project, and even OpenAI will support it, according to Sam Altman.
“The future is going to be extremely multi-agent, and it’s important to us to support open source as part of that.”
According to Steinberger’s announcement titled “OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future,” his new role will focus on advancing AI agents to make them accessible and secure for all users.
Steinberger, an Austrian vibe coder and speaker widely known for blending creativity with engineering efficiency [on the left side of the picture above], revealed that OpenClaw, his fast-growing open-source project, will transition to a foundation.
No further details were provided. Time frame and compensation were not disclosed.
As IBL News reported, AI agent framework OpenClaw—formerly Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot—has become the most talked-about AI tool on the internet this year. It runs locally on a user’s own hardware and connects to apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Telegram, and iMessage, acting as a proactive digital assistant. It can take autonomous actions across a user’s online life, running commands, summarizing information, updating calendars, or managing emails.
Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people. We expect this will quickly become core to our…
— Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2026
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