My New Digital Coworker
The time of AI agents has come…
Dear friends,
probably many of you already heard about OpenClaw or ClawBot.
OpenClaw is a tool which you can install on basically any computer. It can control it like a human. It can create folders or files, use software, browse the internet, code. Everything on its own.
You can talk to it by using Telegram, Whatsapp or other chat tools. The idea is that you have OpenClaw running on a computer 24/7. So you can send it tasks at anytime, from wherever you are.
Those can be simple tasks like:
I send it a screenshot of my iPhone, OpenClaw analyses it and saves the result in my note-taking app. Or every morning it sends me a summary of all new mails, messages and todos via Telegram.
Or complex tasks like:
Code a website from a screenshot, then automatically deploy it and frequently check it for bugs. Or it works as a project manager, reading emails, writing estimates, briefings, setting up todos in Trello.
Now a small warning before you get too excited:
I would not recommend installing OpenClaw on your personal MacBook. It can destroy files, and giving it all the access you have on your main machine is risky. You simply don't know what it will do.
The best setup would be a Mac Mini. They run silently in your house 24/7 and cost around €700. Also you can rent a virtual server with OpenClaw already installed. For example on Digital Ocean. You won't get the same beautiful interface as on a Mac Mini, but it's completely fine for testing.
Also important to know:
OpenClaw needs to be connected to an AI provider like Anthropic, OpenAI or Google to use their models. And this cost money. If you don't pay attention, you can easily burn €50 ore more in a single day. So be careful with that.
I think I will get myself a Mac Mini soon to have my own little AI computer running 24/7. But for now, the Digital Ocean setup is good to experiment with.
We are entering a new phase of how we use AI. Not just chatting with it, but actually letting it do things for us. And OpenClaw feels like a very raw, very real glimpse of that future.
Much love,
Marius
