Peter Steinberger, founder of OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI to oversee development of the next generation of personal AI agents.

Strategic direction and statements

Sam Altman said the future will be multi-agent, and OpenAI plans to make this direction a central element of its product strategy.

«The future will be multi-agent»

OpenClaw transition and open source

OpenClaw will transfer to a specially created foundation and retain its open-source license, while OpenAI will continue providing support.

Goals and intended impact

Steinberger said his objective is to make agents widespread and usable by a broad audience, explicitly including older adults and nontechnical users.

He described the partnership with OpenAI as the fastest route to scale impact and accelerate product development and deployment across ecosystems.

Product implications

OpenAI intends to integrate multi-agent capabilities into its product roadmap, positioning agents as foundational elements across user-facing applications and services.