How OpenClaw's Creator Uses AI to Run His Life in 40 Minutes | Peter Steinberger
Sun Feb 01 2026
Peter is the creator of OpenClaw (formerly Molt - the name keeps changing 😅), the hottest AI right now with 2M visitors in a week. In our interview, Peter shared is personal favorite use cases including using Claw to check in to flights, control his home, and more. We also talked about his hot takes such as no plan mode or MCPs.
Peter and I talked about:
(00:00) “It’s like having a new weird friend that lives on your computer”
(03:43) “It sent me a voice message but I never set that up”
(09:04) How to install OpenClaw in one line
(14:53) “It watched my security camera all night and found this”
(16:07) Using OpenClaw to check in flights, change lights, and adjust his bed
(19:42) Why 80% of your phone apps will disappear
(22:20) Peter’s AI coding hot takes: No plan mode, MCPs suck, and more
(36:56) The way to learn AI is to play
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📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-openclaws-creator-uses-ai-peter-steinbergerWhere to find Peter:
X: https://x.com/steipete
Website: https://openclaw.ai/
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Peter is the creator of OpenClaw (formerly Molt - the name keeps changing 😅), the hottest AI right now with 2M visitors in a week. In our interview, Peter shared is personal favorite use cases including using Claw to check in to flights, control his home, and more. We also talked about his hot takes such as no plan mode or MCPs. Peter and I talked about: (00:00) “It’s like having a new weird friend that lives on your computer” (03:43) “It sent me a voice message but I never set that up” (09:04) How to install OpenClaw in one line (14:53) “It watched my security camera all night and found this” (16:07) Using OpenClaw to check in flights, change lights, and adjust his bed (19:42) Why 80% of your phone apps will disappear (22:20) Peter’s AI coding hot takes: No plan mode, MCPs suck, and more (36:56) The way to learn AI is to play Thanks to our sponsors: Linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craft Granola: The AI meeting notes app that saves you hours. granola.ai/peter Replit: From 0 to full stack app in 2 min https://replit.com/?utm_source=creator&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=creator_program&utm_content=peteryang 📌 Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-openclaws-creator-uses-ai-peter-steinbergerWhere to find Peter: X: https://x.com/steipete Website: https://openclaw.ai/ Subscribe to this channel - more tutorials coming soon!