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The Agentic Shift: Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Scale OpenClaw By Sai Srikanth Madugula, PhD Research Scholar & Product Manager | February 16, 2026In a move that signals the definitive start of the "Agentic Era," Peter Steinberger, the architect behind the viral open-source framework OpenClaw, has officially joined OpenAI. This transition isn't just a high-profile hire; it represents a fundamental change in how the industry views the intersection of proprietary intelligence and open-source orchestration.As I continue my PhD research into AI-Blockchain models, I view this as a seminal moment. We are moving away from simple chatbots toward autonomous "workers" that can interact, reason, a

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