OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger talks about how China is going all-in for AI agents and OpenClaw. "In China, installing OpenClaw is called raising lobsters. Thousands of people were lining up at the Tencent office in Shenzhen to get their lobster installed. Shenzhen even gives out subsidies for people running... businesses on OpenClaw. Now, if you install OpenAIClaw on your work machine (in many other parts of the world), at least with the default settings, you might get fired. And then I met an entrepreneur in China who showed me a spreadsheet. Every employee, every day, one task automated by OpenClaw. If you miss too many days, you're fired. So, fired for using it, fired for not using it." --- From official 'TED' YT channel (link in comment)show more

OpenClaw seemed promising at first, but when you actually need it, it fails too often. After some updates, it wouldn’t even start, and I didn’t bother debugging it. “It just works” is essential.

i knew this guy was a ccp operative

Dude combined mcps with skills and plugins and now hes doing a ted talk 😂 😂 what is this timeline

I talked to a CFO today (not technical at all) but knew they were using openclaw and that it poses major governance risks. If that’s the notion, I don’t think the technology is at a point where it outweighs the negative risk is poses

OpenClaw booming in china because it aligns perfectly with Beijing’s 2030 goal to diffuse AI across 90% of industries

Yes, I'm in China. What he says was true.

@RnaudBertrand That dude is sleezy. His whole origin story on Lex’s pod was embellished. He chose to tell the story in a way that made the script, cron, api and crud appear like e equaling mc squared. Poster boy for Ai Hype in 2026 so far.

is on point! I once proposed Openclaw to significantly improve a process and it was rejected within the first 60 seconds of the meeting. By default rejection. Before even hearing how I was planning to use it. It’s the management layer who is very quick to reject any new ideas or processes.

Interesting contrast. Same tool, completely different policy environments shaping outcomes.

Insane! That’s the core difference between India and China. The sheer % of people in India who’d even know of openclaw - let alone trying.

lol ok tech bro.

BS. But I salute the signing bonus you got, that's epic in so many ways!

This is true and very concerning how much we are lagging behind. Only smart move now is to start learning Mandarin. Game is over.

Interesting difference, applause vs slap on the wrist

The spreadsheet bit is key – it’s not just access, it’s tying real output to agent use every single day. Turns adoption from optional experiment into survival skill.

That's downright worrisome and comforting at the same time.

Quick, dirty and cheap. China being China.

The real split is not pro-agent vs anti-agent. It is whether the organization has the guardrails to make agent use measurable, safe, and expected.

the west banned it because of the danger of getting hacked, 90% of people doesn't know shit about security let alone managing their own "Claw"

what fraction of installations at tencent shenzhen stay active beyond day one?

Well that took a dystopian turn "If you miss too many days, you're fired."

This guy is such an insufferable fag

Claw

Personally, it has failed multiple times for me. I've just given it one task to use the Brave search api and find new findings in several sectors, and it has failed to do so. and often runs at an unscheduled time. in china they seem to making it part of the work so people get used to it and feel easy to use it.

This is the adoption curve with teeth. Subsidies, spreadsheets, accountability, non-use penalties. Agents stop being tools and become expected workplace behaviour

Its hilarious to see the biggest slop creator act as god of 🚀 science

Unfortunately, the hype came and went quickly in China. Nevertheless, “raising a lobster” has now become the term for having your own agent in China. OpenClaw really did kick open the gate to agents for the public!

People with access to the most compute will win.

Is he high on drugs ?

y i dnt trust him tho ...

You can call it OpenClaw, lobster, or whatever. Source trails still matter. If the architecture came from someone’s authored work, credit the source instead of hiding it behind a new mascot.>>>

Fired for using AI, fired for not. 'Raising lobsters' indeed. The adoption gap between East and West is rather staggering.

Stephen has built something incredibly amazing

Jap und wie hier in Deutschland hängen uns selber ab weil unsere Politik aus Menschen besteht die weder weitblick noch Verständnis dafür aufbringen. Nur die eigene Brieftasche steht da im Vordergrund.