During the Spring Festival, the AI Agent sector witnessed a major personnel change: Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw (formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot), announced his joining of OpenAI, with the project set to operate independently under an open-source foundation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that Peter will drive the development of next-generation personal agents, with the technology expected to become a core component of OpenAI's product lineup. Since its prototype release in November 2025, OpenClaw has rapidly gained popularity, amassing over 145,000 GitHub stars and surpassing 2 million weekly visits. Its key features include persistent memory, autonomous task execution, and local deployment capabilities, enabling users to complete complex operations like file management and email processing through natural language commands. In his open letter, Peter emphasized that joining OpenAI aims to realize the vision of 'making agents accessible to everyone,' rather than building a commercial empire. OpenAI pledged to provide computational support and resource sponsorship for the project while maintaining its open-source independence. Previously, Meta had also attempted to recruit Peter and the OpenClaw team, but the talks failed due to differences over open-source principles. This collaboration marks a strategic acceleration for OpenAI in the AI Agent sector, with industry consensus suggesting that personal agents will disrupt traditional software ecosystems, triggering a near-$1 trillion market cap decline in U.S. software stocks.