# How I created OpenClaw, the breakthrough AI agent

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2026
- Speaker: Peter Steinberger
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_steinberger_how_i_created_openclaw_the_breakthrough_ai_agent)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger takes us back to the transformative moment he let his AI agent loose on the internet, igniting one of the world's fastest-growing open-source projects. He makes a fascinating (and slightly unnerving) case that agents are a real shift, not just better versions of chatbots, and explores how they might reshape your ability to work, build and create. "The lobster is loose, and it's not going back into the tank," he says. (Followed by a brief Q&A with TED Chairman Chris Anderson)

## Lectures

1. [How I created OpenClaw, the breakthrough AI agent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/peter_steinberger_how_i_created_openclaw_the_breakthrough_ai_agent/2ee4ea099405), 18 min (TED's player)