* Reuters article
https://www.reuters.com/business/openclaw-founder-steinberger-joins-openai-open-source-bot-becomes-foundation-2026-02-15/
# Part of the content was translated from GPT-5.2 and edited.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Sunday that Peter Steinberger, founder of the open-source bot OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI, and the project will be transitioned into a foundation.
Altman wrote on X, "Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to lead next-generation personalized agent technology," and added, "OpenClaw will become an open-source project in the form of a foundation, which OpenAI will continue to support."
Steinberger said in a blog post that since its initial release in November last year, OpenClaw has rapidly gained popularity, receiving over 100,000 stars on GitHub and exceeding 2 million visitors within a week.
* Blog post link - OpenClaw, OpenAI and the future
https://steipete.me/posts/2026/openclaw
"It has always been my important goal for OpenClaw to remain open-source and grow freely. Ultimately, I believe that OpenAI is the optimal choice to realize my vision and expand it further," he said.
* Sam Altman's post
https://x.com/sama/status/2023150230905159801
