Austrian developer Peter Steinberger made technology history in late 2025 and early 2026. With OpenClaw, of course – the AI agent that has spread around the world like no other open-source project before it. As reported multiple times, OpenClaw has become a global phenomenon, with most users now in the US, China, and India. Steinberger, who now works on AI agents for OpenAI, recently gave a talk at the TED conference that is available on YouTube. In it, he offers insights into the origin story