#OpenAI hires #OPENCLAW founder to lead personal AI agents

Sam Altman confirmed Peter Steinberger, creator of the open source AI agent framework OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI to head development of advanced personal AI agents.

OpenClaw, known for enabling autonomous task execution like email and calendar management through chat interfaces, will transition into a foundation backed open source project with OpenAI support.

The move signals OpenAI doubling down on practical multi agent systems, as competition for top AI talent and real world agent deployments accelerates.