• Bilawal Sidhu, TED tech curator and ex-Google PM, highlights Peter Steinberger (@steipete) nearly canceling his TED2026 talk due to overload from simultaneously building OpenClaw and working at OpenAI, yet delivering a standout no-teleprompter performance after one week of prep.
• Steinberger’s talk details creating OpenClaw, a fast-growing open-source AI agent platform that lets users build autonomous agents for tasks beyond chatbots, with the lobster motif (“the lobster is loose”) symbolizing its unleashed potential to reshape work and creation.
• Photos in the post show Steinberger relaxed at the Vancouver event with laptop and later in green room wearing a “CLAWS” t-shirt with a red lobster pocket pin, capturing the high-energy, infectious vibe that made it one of the most discussed talks.
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