FROM CLAWDBOT TO MOLTBOT TO OPENCLAW: THE AI AGENT GENERATING BUZZ AND FEAR

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OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent launched weeks ago by Peter Steinberger, has surged to over 145,000 GitHub stars as interest grows in agents that can autonomously act across operating systems. The tool runs directly on user devices and connects to models like Claude or ChatGPT. It can manage emails, calendars, files, shopping, and web tasks using persistent memory. Security firms, including Palo Alto Networks and Cisco, have warned that its deep system access creates serious risks around data leakage, malicious commands, and enterprise safety.