Why OpenAI Just "Acquired" The Biggest Open Source Agent

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36,313 views February 16, 2026

The biggest story in AI right now: Peter Steinberg, the creator of the viral OpenClaw project, is officially joining OpenAI. After a rollercoaster month involving Anthropic blocks, three name changes (Claude Bot to Malt Bot to OpenClaw), and security concerns, the project is moving to a new phase. In this video, we breakdown the timeline of events, Sam Altman’s announcement, and what this means for the future of personalized AI agents. Is OpenClaw becoming "ClosedClaw"? Peter Steinberg insists the project will remain open source under a new independent foundation, but the community is skeptical. #OpenAI #OpenClaw #AIagents #PeterSteinberg #SamAltman #Anthropic #TechNews My voice to text App: whryte.com Website: https://engineerprompt.ai/ RAG Beyond Basics Course: https://prompt-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/rag Signup for Newsletter, localgpt: https://tally.so/r/3y9bb0 Let's Connect: 🦾 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/t4eYQRUcXB ☕ Buy me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/promptengineering |🔴 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PromptEngineering 💼Consulting: https://calendly.com/engineerprompt/consulting-call 📧 Business Contact: [email protected] Become Member: http://tinyurl.com/y5h28s6h 💻 Pre-configured localGPT VM: https://bit.ly/localGPT (use Code: PromptEngineering for 50% off). Signup for Newsletter, localgpt: https://tally.so/r/3y9bb0

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