Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Peter Steinberger is the creator of OpenClaw, the open-source AI assistant that rapidly became one of the most talked-about AI agent projects, before joining OpenAI to help shape the future of personal AI agents. In this a16z speedrun Fireside, Peter discusses how AI agents are changing software engineering, how he built and scaled OpenClaw, the challenges of its explosive growth, and what he’s learned about building products in the age of AI.
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Peter Steinberger is the creator of OpenClaw, the open-source AI assistant that rapidly became one of the most talked-about AI agent projects, before joining OpenAI to help shape the future of personal AI agents. In this a16z speedrun Fireside, Peter discusses how AI agents are changing software engineering, how he built and scaled OpenClaw, the challenges of its explosive growth, and what he’s learned about building products in the age of AI.
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