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Published · transcript-backedPeter Steinberger: belief
12 Feb 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #491 – OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet – Peter Steinberger
“If I decide, oh, no, I don’t like the name, I’ll just make it harder for them. So, that requires, I think, a shift in, in thinking and, and in how do I design a, a project so agents can do their best work.”
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- Peter Steinberger
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- 12 Feb 2026
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…Mm-hmm. So, like, don’t fight the name they pick, because it’s most likely, like, in the weights, the name that’s most obvious. Next time they do a search, they’ll look for that name. If I decide, oh, no, I don’t like the name, I’ll just make it harder for them. So, that requires, I think, a shift in, in thinking and, and in how do I design a, a project so agents can do their best work. That requires letting go a little bit. Just like leading a team of engineers.…
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