I Gave My OpenClaw Agent a Physical Body
The AI agent was able to configure the arm, use it to see and slowly grab things, and even train another AI model to pick up and place specific objects. And they…
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Opposing ICE Might Save the Country. It Could Also Ruin Your Life
…What was the point of educating immigrants about their rights if federal agents just ignored them so they could hit arrest quotas? Concepcion realized he should instead create a tool for immigrants…
Inside OpenAI’s Race to Catch Up to Claude Code
…OpenAI would supply new models to power the tool, but this was Microsoft’s turf. OpenAI spent much of 2023 and 2024 investing instead in its multimodal AI models and agents—designed…
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
…an “agentic harness” like OpenClaw that puts lots of additional instructions into prompts, such as facts stored in long-term memory. OpenAI acquired OpenClaw in February not long after the tool became…
Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories
…He claims AI tools have helped him shave two or three years off the process. Most recently, Roose tells me, he created a team of Claude agents to help edit his book…
Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal
…The results suggest that a future where chatbots and AI agents take over ecommerce is still a way off, if it ever materializes. Last year, OpenAI made a bet that it could…
SimpliSafe: The Ikea of Home Security Systems
…An agent with our home security system, SimpliSafe, called to see if it was a false alarm, and, after receiving no response, dispatched the police. I immediately explained the situation to the…
5 AI Models Tried to Scam Me. Some of Them Were Scary Good
Hi Will, I’ve been following your AI Lab newsletter and really appreciate your insights on open-source AI and agent-based learning—especially your recent piece on emergent behaviors in multi…
China’s OpenClaw Boom Is a Gold Rush for AI Companies
…Workshops teaching people how to use the AI agent have popped up in cities across the country, drawing crowds of hundreds. Tech companies are racing to integrate OpenClaw into their platforms, while…
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
…Under that bill, if a threat is imminent or lives are at stake, agents can still quickly access the necessary intelligence without a judge’s approval. It also includes defensive cybersecurity exceptions…