I’ve been experimenting with OpenClaw pretty early on and had a different reaction than most of the hype.
First, I think what Peter did was important. It showed you don’t need massive resources to build something that feels agentic and useful.
But after using it (over the past few months), I’m not convinced it represents a fundamentally new way of working.
What I see is:
- a UI layer
- orchestrating automations and scripts
- wrapping capabilities that already existed
It gets things done, but it feels more like different (e.g. not better) packaging than a new paradigm.
What’s interesting is the narrative around it. When people like Jensen Huang (who is a driven genius BTW) talk about these systems, it’s framed as a major shift in how work will happen. "Everyone needs an OpenClaw Strategy"
But in practice, it still feels like:
humans defining intent, stitching workflows, and dealing with edge cases.
It's not even a nicer interface.
So my current take is:
useful tool for spending lots of money, not a game-changing shift.
Curious how others see it.
Are tools like this actually changing how you work? Are they making existing workflows more convenient? Is it just fun technology?
I’ve been experimenting with OpenClaw pretty early on and had a different reaction than most of the hype.
First, I think what Peter did was important. It showed you don’t need massive resources to build something that feels agentic and useful.
But after using it (over the past few months), I’m not convinced it represents a fundamentally new way of working.
What I see is: - a UI layer - orchestrating automations and scripts - wrapping capabilities that already existed
It gets things done, but it feels more like different (e.g. not better) packaging than a new paradigm.
What’s interesting is the narrative around it. When people like Jensen Huang (who is a driven genius BTW) talk about these systems, it’s framed as a major shift in how work will happen. "Everyone needs an OpenClaw Strategy"
But in practice, it still feels like: humans defining intent, stitching workflows, and dealing with edge cases.
It's not even a nicer interface.
So my current take is: useful tool for spending lots of money, not a game-changing shift.
Curious how others see it.
Are tools like this actually changing how you work? Are they making existing workflows more convenient? Is it just fun technology?