{"id":21813,"date":"2026-02-02T08:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/viral-ai-personal-assistant-seen-as-step-change-but-experts-warn-of-risks\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:37:23","slug":"viral-ai-personal-assistant-seen-as-step-change-but-experts-warn-of-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/viral-ai-personal-assistant-seen-as-step-change-but-experts-warn-of-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral AI personal assistant seen as step change \u2013 but experts warn of risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenClaw is billed as \u2018the AI that actually does things\u2019 and needs almost no input to potentially wreak havoc<\/p>\n

A new viral AI personal assistant will handle your email inbox, trade away your entire stock portfolio and text your wife \u201cgood morning\u201d and \u201cgoodnight\u201d on your behalf.<\/p>\n

OpenClaw<\/a>, formerly known as Moltbot, and before that known as Clawdbot (until the AI firm Anthropic requested it rebrand due to similarities with its own product Claude), bills itself as \u201cthe AI that actually does things\u201d: a personal assistant that takes instructions via messaging apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram.<\/p>\n

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\nOpenClaw is billed as \u2018the AI that actually does things\u2019 and needs almost no input to potentially wreak havoc
\nA new viral AI personal assistant will handle your email inbox, trade away your entire stock portfolio and text your wife \u201cgood morning\u201d and \u201cgoodnight\u201d on your behalf.
\nOpenClaw, formerly known as Moltbot, and before that known as Clawdbot (until the AI firm Anthropic requested it rebrand due to similarities with its own product Claude), bills itself as \u201cthe AI that actually does things\u201d: a personal assistant that takes instructions via messaging apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OpenClaw is billed as \u2018the AI that actually does things\u2019 and needs almost no input to potentially wreak havoc A new viral AI personal assistant will handle your email inbox, trade away your entire stock portfolio and text your wife \u201cgood morning\u201d and \u201cgoodnight\u201d on your behalf. OpenClaw, formerly known as Moltbot, and before that …<\/p>\n

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