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China’s OpenClaw Obsession Is a Risky Gamble on Experimental AI.

Overworked people are flocking to OpenClaw to help them with small tasks, despite the security risks
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Hi, this is Allen Wan in Shanghai.

As I sit around in my man cave wondering if I should grant OpenClaw access to my personal laptop, I am intrigued by the potential for this open-source AI platform to do all the boring tasks that worker ants like me have to do.