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Peter Steinberger: belief

12 Feb 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #491 – OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet – Peter Steinberger

“Uh, I think that’s a space we’re just beginning to even understand what that means.”

— Peter Steinberger

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Peter Steinberger
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belief
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12 Feb 2026
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Lex Fridman Podcast

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…So, basically, apps that rapidly transform in being agent-facing. So, there’s a real opportunity for, like, Uber Eats, that we just used earlier today. It- it’s companies this, of which there’s many. Who gets there fastest to being able to interact with OpenClaw in a way that’s the m- the most natural, the easiest? Yeah. And also, apps will become API if they want or not. Because my agent can figure out how to use my phone. I mean, on- on the other side, it’s a little more tricky. On Android, that’s already … People already do that. And then we’ll just click the Order Uber for Me button for me. Or maybe another service. Or maybe there’s- there’s a … there’s an API I can call so it’s faster. Uh, I think that’s a space we’re just beginning to even understand what that means. And I … Again, I didn’t even … That was not something I thought of. Something that I- that I discovered as people use this, and it … We are still so early. But yeah, I think data is very important. Like, apps that can give me data, but that also can be API. Why do I need a Sonos app anymore when I can … when my agent can talk to the Sonos?… Speakers directly. Like my cameras, there’s like a crappy app, but they have, they have an API, so my agent uses the API now. So it’s gonna force a lot of companies to have to shift focus. That’s kind of what the internet did, right? You have to rapidly rethink, reconfigure what you’re selling, how you’re making money.…

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