Agentic AI Timeline

🔄 A lot has happened in the field of Agentic AI since Openclaw took off in December 2025

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Tomorrow September 29, OpenAI will host Dev Day and most likely announce their product with Peter Steinburger being there

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    title The Evolution of Agentic AI (2025 - 2026)

    section 1. The Early Spark (Late 2025)
        Warelay / CLAWDIS : Peter Steinberger launches Warelay
                          : Early community builds LLM-to-messaging bridges

    section 2. The OpenClaw Explosions (Jan - Feb 2026)
        Clawdbot & Rebranding : Fast adoption leads to trademark pivot (Moltbot -> OpenClaw)
                             : Repositories break 100k stars rapidly
        Foundation & OpenAI   : Creator joins OpenAI; OpenClaw goes to Non-Profit Foundation
                             : Rise of agentic ecosystems (Moltbook)

    section 3. Hardening & Enterprise Emergence (Mar - May 2026)
        Security & Sandboxing : "God mode" permissions prompt enterprise security concerns
                              : Hermes Agent and open-source MCP alternatives rise
        NVIDIA NemoClaw       : NVIDIA launches NemoClaw & OpenShell runtime for safe agent sandboxing

    section 4. The Big Tech Shift (June - July 2026)
        Microsoft Autopilot   : Microsoft announces always-on background Autopilot & Scout agents
        ChatGPT Work          : OpenAI launches ChatGPT Work powered by GPT-5.6
                              : Multi-hour autonomous task execution with 1,400+ app connectors

    section 5. Consumer & Ecosystem Maturity (Aug 2026 - Present)
        Meta Muse             : Meta releases Muse with dedicated browser VM & Stripe purchase protection
        OpenClaw 2.0          : OpenClaw 2.0 standardizes sandboxed skills & multi-model routing