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OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

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Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#101

So i feel like this might be the most overhyped project in the past longer time. I don't say it doesn't "work" or serves a purpose - but well i read so much about this beein an "actual intelligence" and stuff that i had to look into the source. As someone who spends actually a definately to big portion of his free time researching thought process replication and related topics in the realm of "AI" this is not really…

Somethings get packaged up and distributed in just the right way to go viral

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#102
post #13

It's hilarious that atm I see "Moltbook" at the top of HN. And it is actually not Moltbot anymore? But I have to admit that OpenClaw sounds much better.

They change the name every day.

Singularity of AI project names, projects change their names so fast we have no idea what they are called anymore. Soon, openclaw will change its name faster than humans can respond and only other AI will be able to talk about it.

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#103

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I think (not really sure) there's still a 5 day grace period when you buy domains, at least for gTLDs.

Is that for real? Sounds like an abuse vector

it is an abuse vector, GoDaddy use it on domain they deem valuable. If you use their site to check a domains availability they'll often pre-reg it, forcing you to buy it through them or they'll just register it and put it up for auction.

It's why you do not, ever use GoDaddy, they are an awful company.

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#105

So i feel like this might be the most overhyped project in the past longer time. I don't say it doesn't "work" or serves a purpose - but well i read so much about this beein an "actual intelligence" and stuff that i had to look into the source. As someone who spends actually a definately to big portion of his free time researching thought process replication and related topics in the realm of "AI" this is not really…

I've long said that the next big jump in "AI" will be proactivity. So far everything has been reactive. You need to engage a prompt, you need to ask Siri or ask claude to do something. It can be very powerful once prompted, but it still requires prompting. You always need to ask. Having something always waiting in the background that can proactively take actions and get your attention is a genuine game-changer. Wheth…

I agree that proactivity is a big thing, breaking my head over best ways to accomplish this myself.

If its actually the next big thing im not 100% sure, im more leaning towards dynamic context windows such a Googles Project Titans + MIRAS tries to accomplish.

But ye if its actually doing useful proactivity its a good thing.

I just read alot of "this is actual intelligence" and made my statement based on that claim.

I dont try to "shame" the project or whatever.

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#106
post #37

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Why? What's wrong with it?

Let's ignore all the potential security issues in the code itself and just think about it conceptually. By default, this system has full access to your computer. On the project's frontpage, it says, "Read and write files, run shell commands, execute scripts. Full access or sandboxed—your choice." Many people run it without a sandbox because that is the default mode and the primary way it can be useful. People then us…

This!

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#108

So i feel like this might be the most overhyped project in the past longer time. I don't say it doesn't "work" or serves a purpose - but well i read so much about this beein an "actual intelligence" and stuff that i had to look into the source. As someone who spends actually a definately to big portion of his free time researching thought process replication and related topics in the realm of "AI" this is not really…

I've long said that the next big jump in "AI" will be proactivity. So far everything has been reactive. You need to engage a prompt, you need to ask Siri or ask claude to do something. It can be very powerful once prompted, but it still requires prompting. You always need to ask. Having something always waiting in the background that can proactively take actions and get your attention is a genuine game-changer. Wheth…

> You need to engage a prompt, you need to ask Siri or ask claude to do something

This is EXACTLY what I want. I need my tech to be pull-only instead of push, unless it's communication with another human I am ok with.

> Having something always waiting in the background that can proactively take actions

The first thing that comes to mind here is proactive ads, "suggestions", "most relevant", algorithmic feeds, etc. No thank you.

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#109
post #13

It's hilarious that atm I see "Moltbook" at the top of HN. And it is actually not Moltbot anymore? But I have to admit that OpenClaw sounds much better.

They change the name every day.

Static names are so stone age!

The dynamic one that is able to find the right update frequency and phase modulation thereof wins.

PM is essential, because stable phase is susceptible to adaptive cancellation by human brains (and is so stone age as well).

Re: OpenClaw – Moltbot Renamed Again

#110
post #64

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Yeah, keep it in a VM or a box you don't care about. If you're running it on your primary machine, you're a dumbass even if you turn on sandbox mode.

The thing is running it onto your machine is kinda the point. These agents are meant to operate at the same level - and perhaps replace - your mail agent and file navigator. So if we sandbox too much we make it useless. The compromise being having separate folders for AI, a bit like having a Dropbox folder on your machine with some subfolders being personal, shared, readonly etc. Running terminal commands is usually…

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