OpenClaw Is a Security Nightmare Dressed Up as a Daydream

Back in 2023, the internet was buzzing about AutoGPT and BabyAGI. It was just after GPT-4 had arrived. Everyone was talking about autonomous agents taking jobs, how they can, and I remember how scared and paranoid people looked. However, they didn’t stand up to their promise. The conversations died off in a few weeks.Fast forward to exactly three years, and people are having the same conversation. This time it’s OpenClaw powered by Opus. However, this time the models are much better, significantly better, with far fewer hallucinations, and the ecosystem has matured enough for OpenClaw to actually get things done. By “get things done,” I mean it can interact with your local system files, the terminal, browsers, Gmail, Slack, and even home automation systems. It’s been almost a…

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