Amazing how bad Anthropic can miss the boat on this
Maybe they don't want the idiots' money.
OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
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#22Feel like I've missed the boat here on OpenClaw. What value is it actually producing? It feels like its a bunch of meme projects. I get that in theory, it has full chat and desktop access, which could be useful, but seems like nothing useful has been created yet.
The value it produces is a whole new bunch ways to get your secrets compromised
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#23Amazing how bad Anthropic can miss the boat on this
1-2 engineers at Anthropic can implement their own OpenClaw in a matter of days (and give it a less stupid name while they're at it). This is just a marketing move by OpenAI.
Even the thousands of integrations?
The strenght of openclaw is the massive community adherence.
It can connect to a ton of things.
It's like the https://zapier.com meets LLMs.
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#24Hahah glad I never used the claw, now that they joined openAI. But, I will never use any AI assistant because:
- privacy concerns: last thing I want is some prompt injection exposing xyz personal data. Seriously, how do people -especially technical ones- trust one thing with so much access and power!? Even from engineering perspective, it’s a single point of failure.
- security concerns: leaking credentials etc.
- codependency concerns: once you become codependent on something that you can’t control (ie not you), things can get messy, from a simple power blackout to cloud interruptions to company acquired by another, you will have a hard reality check.
- cognitive concerns: I have a theory that all these AI assistants will make people dumber in few years, when parts of their brains aren’t working or active as used to be and relying on external help, eventually they will lose that critical thinking ability, and become a “receiver” on how to navigate or do stuff, maybe even day to day tasks.
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#25I hate this because IMO this is rewarding behavior that I personally find toxic. How many young (or otherwise impressionable) people will now start trying to replicate this guy's "success". And how many will justify this news to push their own agendas even harder. And that is why this is a "good" move by OpenAI. They're in hot water, running out of money and steam, and there hasn't been a viral successful business yet, so they acquihire the next best thing. This is Sam following in the footsteps of Elon, capitalizing on meme culture. There is nothing of substance here, it is all signalling, and in 2026 that is all that matters. This is influencer culture in overdrive. If you make a loud enough noise, you get acquired.
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
1-2 engineers at Anthropic can implement their own OpenClaw in a matter of days (and give it a less stupid name while they're at it). This is just a marketing move by OpenAI.
Even the thousands of integrations? The strenght of openclaw is the massive community adherence. It can connect to a ton of things. It's like the https://zapier.com meets LLMs.
I'm sure a lot of API plumbing can be copied/adapted wholesale from the (open-source) openclaw repo. LLMs are surprisingly good at this kind of stuff. And yeah it would require some testing, but I doubt what openclaw has now is itself in a very stable state (from my very limited testing)
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#27Feel like I've missed the boat here on OpenClaw. What value is it actually producing? It feels like its a bunch of meme projects. I get that in theory, it has full chat and desktop access, which could be useful, but seems like nothing useful has been created yet.
There are enthusiasts and early adopters using this in small businesses already. In terms of "practical niche" the use case I've seen so far is "n8n but you create workflows by talking to it" aka business glue to automate idiosyncratic things. I think HN being mostly quite technical under estimate the latent demand for ad-hoc business automation by people who know what they want to happen but aren't comfortable writi…
What is "n8n"?
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#28The "what value is it producing" question keeps coming up. I'll share my use case: I run https://ClawHosters.com, managed hosting for OpenClaw. Built it because I kept setting up instances for friends and getting support texts at 11pm on Saturdays.
The value isn't the meme projects. It's the "n8n but you talk to it" angle someone mentioned above. Small business automation for people who know what they want but can't code it.
The setup friction is real though. Docker, API keys, channel auth, gateway config. That's the actual barrier to adoption, not the underlying tech. Most people who try OpenClaw bounce off the install, not the functionality.
Re: the foundation move - this is actually good for the ecosystem. MIT license stays, community keeps contributing, Peter gets paid. The alternative was him bleeding $20k/month indefinitely.
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are enthusiasts and early adopters using this in small businesses already. In terms of "practical niche" the use case I've seen so far is "n8n but you create workflows by talking to it" aka business glue to automate idiosyncratic things. I think HN being mostly quite technical under estimate the latent demand for ad-hoc business automation by people who know what they want to happen but aren't comfortable writi…
What is "n8n"?
> What is "n8n"?
From wiki: "...a German software company that provides a platform for workflow automation"
Re: OpenClaw (ClawdBot) joins OpenAI
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
1-2 engineers at Anthropic can implement their own OpenClaw in a matter of days (and give it a less stupid name while they're at it). This is just a marketing move by OpenAI.
Even the thousands of integrations? The strenght of openclaw is the massive community adherence. It can connect to a ton of things. It's like the https://zapier.com meets LLMs.
You think he implemented those thousands of integrations himself?
Or maybe some particular tool was used that can be used again for implementing such things? Particular tool that so many of us use as well?