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OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI, moves project to OpenClaw Foundation

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The creator announced he was joining OpenAI and transferred the project to the OpenClaw Foundation

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The transition from a personal project to foundation governance happened at the same time as a hire by a frontier lab

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