Magic & menace: Inside the world of Openclaw, an open-source AI assistant that acts, learns, and sometimes goes off the script

OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, acts, learns and sometimes goes off the script. Experts caution that while agentic AI feels magical, it is dangerous.

I Loved My OpenClaw AI Agent—Until It Turned on Me

Previously known as both Clawdbot and Moltbot, OpenClaw recently became a Silicon Valley darling, charming AI enthusiasts and ...

OpenClaw AI agents targeted by infostealer malware for the first time

Locally deployed AI agents hold plenty of secrets, and hackers would love to get their hands on them.
Decrypt

OpenClaw Creator Gets Big Offers to Acquire AI Sensation—Will It Stay Open Source?

Peter Steinberger's open-source AI agent OpenClaw hit 180,000 GitHub stars and spawned MoltBook chaos. Now Meta and OpenAI want to buy it, but he's determined to keep it free.

AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it’s getting weird fast

On Friday, a Reddit-style social network called Moltbook reportedly crossed 32,000 registered AI agent users, creating what ...

OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network

The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell — again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot, it ...
CNX Software

Mimiclaw is an OpenClaw-like AI assistant for ESP32-S3 boards

MimiClaw is an OpenClaw-inspired AI assistant designed for ESP32-S3 boards, which acts as a gateway between the Telegram ...
Ars Technica

Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks

An open source AI assistant called Moltbot (formerly “Clawdbot”) recently crossed 69,000 stars on GitHub after a month, making it one of the fastest-growing AI projects of 2026. Created by Austrian ...