Tencent Holdings is rolling out a “ClawBot” plug-in for China’s most popular app WeChat as it seeks to capitalise on the OpenClaw craze, even as authorities continue to warn about risks.
The move announced on Sunday will allow WeChat’s more than 1 billion monthly active users to command their OpenClaw artificial intelligence agents directly through the app, which is deeply embedded in daily life in China.
In recent weeks, almost every Chinese tech giant has announced new offerings based on OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent tool developed by Austrian programmer Peter Steinberger that autonomously performs tasks on behalf of users such as organising files and sending emails.
