#AI personal assistant

Peter Steinberger, the developer behind the viral AI assistant OpenClaw, has officially joined OpenAI. The assistant was later renamed OpenClaw after Steinberger decided the name better reflected the project’s identity. In a blog post announcing his move, Steinberger said that while OpenClaw could potentially have grown into a large standalone company, that path did not align with his personal ambitions. “What I want is to change the world, not build a large company,” he wrote, adding that joining OpenAI is the fastest way to bring advanced personal AI agents to a global audience. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed on X that Steinberger will help “drive the next generation of personal agents.” The focus appears to be on building more capable AI systems that go beyond answering questions and instead perform real-world tasks on behalf of users. The R1 is an innovation of a personal assistant powered by AI, which serves as a user-friendly apparatus for smartphones. Google Assistant is now available on iOS. Having a Google Assistant application installed on a user's iOS devices means that they can have the option of using Google Assistant instead of Siri, although deeper OS integration as with its Android counterpart remain a wishful thinking as of this time. Read more in our articles including "OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI" and "The Rabbit R1, an AI-powered Personal Assistant Debuts at CES 2024".