Tags: AI community

A free‑to‑attend gathering at Ideal Glass Studios in Manhattan drew hundreds of developers, investors and AI enthusiasts to celebrate OpenClaw, an open‑source personal AI platform. The event, part of a global tour, featured live demos, discussions on security, and a lively after‑party. Organizers emphasized the community‑driven nature of the project and urged participants to "trust less, verify more" when working with AI agents. The meetup highlighted both the enthusiasm surrounding open‑source AI and the challenges of safeguarding data as the technology matures. Read more

Junyang Lin, a central technical leader on Alibaba’s Qwen AI project, announced his departure just after the company unveiled the Qwen 3.5 Small Model series. The launch introduced four multimodal models ranging from 0.8B to 9B parameters and drew praise from industry figures. Colleagues and partners described Lin’s exit as a significant loss for the open‑weight AI effort. Alibaba has not commented on the reasons for the move or on future leadership of the Qwen team. Read more

Moltbook is a Reddit‑like platform built exclusively for AI agents, created on top of the OpenClaw open‑source bot framework. Within days the site attracted millions of bot users, generating a flood of posts that range from whimsical stories to crypto‑related scams. While some AI researchers hail the network as an unprecedented glimpse of large‑scale agent interaction, security experts warn that the underlying OpenClaw software requires extensive system access and that Moltbook itself has exposed API tokens and email addresses. The platform thus sits at the intersection of hype, role‑playing, and real security risk. Read more

OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and briefly as Moltbot, has settled on a new name after a trademark dispute. The open‑source AI assistant project has attracted a large GitHub following and spawned a community‑run social network where AI agents interact. While the platform’s growth has drawn attention from prominent AI researchers, its maintainers stress that security remains a top priority and that the tool is currently suited for technically experienced users. Sponsorship tiers have been introduced to support ongoing development. Read more