Chinese entrepreneur Frank Gao used to spend long hours running his social media accounts but now outsources the chore to AI agent tool OpenClaw, which is taking the country by storm despite official warnings over cybersecurity.
OpenClaw, created in November by an Austrian coder, differs from bots like ChatGPT because it can execute real-life tasks such as sending emails, organising files or even booking flight tickets.
kAmQ$:?46 y2?F2CJ[ xVG6 DA6?E 9@FCD @? E96 =@3DE6C 6G6CJ 52J[Q v2@ E@=5 pu![ C676CC:?8 E@ ~A6?r=2HVD C65 4CFDE2462? >2D4@E] Q(6VC6 72>:=J]Qk^Am
kAmp7E6C 5@H?=@25:?8 ~A6?r=2H[ FD6CD 4@??64E :E E@ 6I:DE:?8 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 >@56=D @7 E96:C 49@:46[ E96? 8:G6 :E D:>A=6 :?DECF4E:@?D E9C@F89 :?DE2?E >6DD28:?8 2AAD[ 2D :7 E@ 2 7C:6?5 @C 4@==628F6]k^Am
kAm%96 E@@= 92D 72D4:?2E65 E649 4:C4=6D H@C=5H:56 3FE A2CE:4F=2C=J :? r9:?2[ 8C:AA:?8 E649\D2GGJ 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 :?5:G:5F2=D <66? E@ <66A FA H:E9 E96 ?6IE 3:8 E9:?8 :? px]k^Am
kAmwF?5C65D @7 A6@A=6 BF6F65 2E E649 8:2?E q2:5FVD q6:;:?8 9625BF2CE6CDÂ E9:D H66< 7@C 2? ~A6?r=2H 6G6?E H96C6 6?8:?66CD 96=A65 2EE6?566D D6E FA E96:C Q=:EE=6 =@3DE6CDQ]k^Am
kAmxE H2D @?6 @7 >2?J D:>:=2C >66EFAD E@ 6IA6C:>6?E H:E9 E96 E@@=[ H9:49 2C6 5C2H:?8 4C@H5D 7C@> $92?892: E@ $96?K96?]k^Am
kAm$@>6 >F?:4:A2=:E:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 62DE6C? 4:E:6D @7 (FI: 2?5 w2?8K9@F[ 92G6 A=65865 9F?5C65D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 5@==2CD E@ DFAA@CE E96 25@AE:@? 2?5 56G6=@A>6?E @7 ~A6?r=2H 2?5 @E96C px 286?ED]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 =@3DE6C 76G6C[ 2D :E 92D 366? 5F3365[ 92D 2=D@ DA2C<65 D64FC:EJ 4@?46C?D]k^Am
kAmQ(92EVD ECF=J D42CJ 23@FE 286?ED =:<6 ~A6?r=2H :D E9:Di @?46 E96J 92G6 J@FC 5:8:E2= <6JD[ E96J 42? E96@C6E:42==J 2446DD 2== E96 D6CG:46D J@FVG6 2FE9@C:D65[ 2?5 42? 2FE@?@>@FD=J 564:56 H96? E@ 24E:G2E6 E96>[Q v2@ H2C?65]k^Am
kAmQ%96 2EE24<6C 67764E:G6=J 82:?D 2 V>2DE6C <6JV E@ J@FC 5:8:E2= :56?E:EJ[Q D2:5 E96 6?8:?66C[ H9@ 92D ?2>65 9:D ~A6?r=2H 286?E Q"Q 27E6C 9:D 3FD:?6DD ?2>6 "{23]k^Am
k9am\Â V&D6 H:E9 42FE:@?V \k^9am
kAmr9:?6D6 ?2E:@?2= 4J36CD64FC:EJ 2FE9@C:E:6D 2?5 q6:;:?8VD >:?:DECJ @7 :?5FDECJ 2?5 x% 92G6 H2C?65 @7 E96 C:D<D @7 ~A6?r=2H 924<D]k^Am
kAmQ&D6 :?E6==:86?E 286?ED DF49 2D V=@3DE6CV H:E9 42FE:@?[Q ?2E:@?2= x% C6D62C49 :?DE:EFE6 6IA6CE (6: {:2?8 25G:D65 8@G6C?>6?E 286?4:6D[ AF3=:4 :?DE:EFE:@?D[ 4@>A2?:6D 2?5 :?5:G:5F2=D :? 2 >6DD286 @? DE2E6 >65:2]k^Am
kAm%96 >:I65 D:8?2=D @7 C@==:?8 @FE A@=:4J :?46?E:G6D H9:=6 :DDF:?8 H2C?:?8D QC67=64ED E96 2FE9@C:E:6DV 42FE:@FD E@=6C2?46 E@H2C5D V=@3DE6C 76G6CV[Q +92?8 *:[ 7@F?56C @7 E649 4@?DF=E2?4J ::|65:2[ E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAmpFDEC:2? AC@8C2>>6C !6E6C $E6:?36C86C[ H9@ 3F:=E ~A6?r=2H E@ 96=A @C82?:D6 9:D 5:8:E2= =:76[ H2D 9:C65 =2DE >@?E9 3J r92Ev!% >2<6C ~A6?px]k^Am
kAm|62?H9:=6[ 2 D6A2C2E6 E62> @7 4@56CD E92E >256 |@=E3@@<[ 2 #655:E\=:<6 AD6F5@ D@4:2= ?6EH@C< H96C6 ~A6?r=2H 286?ED 4@?G6CD6[ 2C6 ;@:?:?8 |6E2]k^Am
kAm%@A r9:?6D6 E649 4@>A2?:6D 92G6 2=D@ 366? BF:4< E@ 86E :?G@=G65]k^Am
kAm%96 =:<6D @7 %6?46?E[ p=:3232[ qJE6s2?46 2?5 q2:5F 2C6 @776C:?8 D:>A=:7:65 :?DE2==2E:@? 2?5 277@C523=6 4@5:?8 A=2?D E@ 96=A FD6CD H9@ H2?E E@ 9@DE ~A6?r=2H 286?ED @? E96:C 4=@F5 D6CG6CD \\ D66? 2D D276C E92? 5@H?=@25:?8 :E @?E@ 2 A6CD@?2= 4@>AFE6C]k^Am
kAmx? C646?E 52JD px 4@>A2?:6D 3:8 2?5 D>2== 92G6 2=D@ =2F?4965 E96:C @H? 4@>A6E:?8 286?E E@@=D[ DF49 2D qJE6s2?46VD pC<r=2H[ %6?46?EVD (@C<qF55J 2?5 +9:AF pxVD pFE@r=2H]k^Am
kAm%96 C6=2E:G6=J =@H 4@DE 7@C 4=@F5 56A=@J>6?E @7 ~A6?r=2H :? r9:?2[ DF3D:5:D65 3J 3:8 E649 7:C>D[ :D @?6 724E@C 369:?5 :ED A@AF=2C:EJ[ D2:5 v2@ #F:[ 2 D6?:@C AC@5F4E >2?286C 2E q2:5F px r=@F5]k^Am
kAmQu@C >@DE A6@A=6[ :EVD =:<6=J ;FDE E96 AC:46 @7 2 4FA @7 4@7766]]] H9:49 :D H9J A6@A=6 H:== AC@323=J 36 <66? E@ 8:G6 :E 2 ECJ[Q D96 E@=5 pu!]k^Am
k9am\ u~|~ \k^9am
kAmu62C @7 >:DD:?8 @FE :D 2=D@ 2 3:8 5C:G6C 369:?5 ~A6?r=2HVD DF446DD :? r9:?2[ D2:5 r96? *F?76:[ 2? px 56G6=@A6C H9@ 4C62E65 2 A@AF=2C @?=:?6 8F:56 7@C FD:?8 E96 E@@=]k^Am
kAmQ|@DE r9:?6D6 A6@A=6 2C6 BF:E6 DEF5:@FD 2?5 7@CH2C5\=@@<:?8[ D@ H96? 4@?7C@?E65 H:E9 ?6H E9:?8D[ E96J >:89E 92G6 DEC@?86C 766=:?8DQ @7 D@\42==65 u~|~[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm):6 |2?CF:[ 2 AC@8C2>>6C H9@D6 =2E6DE AC@;64E :D 2 G:DF2=:D65 DJDE6> 7@C >2?28:?8 ~A6?r=2H 286?ED[ D2:5 E96 E@@= 925 2CC:G65 Q2E E96 C:89E >@>6?EQ E@ 492?86 A6C46AE:@?D :? r9:?2 @7 H92E px 42? 5@]k^Am
kAmQu@C >2?J[ px :D >6C6=J 2 4=6G6C 492E3@E E92E E2=<D 2== E96 E:>6 3FE 42??@E 24E[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmt:E96C H2J[ :E 92D A:BF65 E96 4FC:@D:EJ @7 >2?J J@F?8 FD6CD]k^Am
kAmpE E96 q2:5F 6G6?E :? q6:;:?8[ ac\J62C\@=5 4@==686 DEF56?E +96?8 wF:>:? H2D H2:E:?8 A2E:6?E=J :? =:?6 H:E9 96C 7C:6?5D]k^Am
kAmQxV5 =:<6 E@ 8:G6 :E 2 8@ E@ D66 H92E E2D<D :E 42? 24EF2==J 96=A >6 244@>A=:D9[Q D96 E@=5 pu!]k^Am
kAm==^<27^4>Dk^Am
