"Chatbots give up. Agents improvise." That's how Peter Steinberger , the creator of OpenClaw, describes when he realized AI was about to change how people use technology. At that moment, most AI tools were language models that ingested information and returned text. Steinberger saw something different: bots that could automate computer tasks traditionally done by humans. He described the realization during a TED Talk recorded on Thursday. He said it happened in early 2025, on a trip to