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

A strong first-read on the OpenClaw takeoff: rebrand, viral growth, Moltbook, and why the project captured the open-source AI crowd.

[Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/)

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# OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

A clean, positive headline around the next chapter for OpenClaw: founder momentum, OpenAI backing, and the long-term foundation path.

[Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-joins-openai/)

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# The OpenClaw superfan meetup serves optimism and lobster

A strong community story about ClawCon, the people building around OpenClaw, and the feeling that personal agents have escaped the lab.

[Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/890517/openclaw-clawcon-meetup-nyc-open-source-ai)

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# OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

Another positive institutional signal: OpenClaw’s creator moving into a major platform role while the project continues as open source.

[Read more](https://www.theverge.com/openai/630450/peter-steinberger-openclaw-openai)

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# OpenClaw's creator is heading to OpenAI. He says it could've been a 'huge company,' but building one didn't excite him.

A positive business-profile angle on OpenClaw’s breakout moment and why Steinberger chose leverage and reach over starting another company.

[Read more](https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-hires-openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-personal-ai-agents-2026-2)

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# 'Eccentric but brilliant': OpenClaw's creator got feedback from Mark Zuckerberg

Good social proof for the site: OpenClaw getting attention and detailed product feedback from the very top of the industry.

[Read more](https://www.businessinsider.com/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-gets-feedback-from-mark-zuckerberg)

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# OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve

A builder-focused piece with the right tone for the homepage: experimentation, agency, and why OpenClaw resonated with makers so quickly.

[Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/25/openclaw-creators-advice-to-ai-builders-is-to-be-more-playful-and-allow-yourself-time-to-improve/)