OpenClaw And The Increasing Autonomy of AI Agents

After a long break, the Humans of AI Podcast is back for Season 2! With a new look, new format, new cohosts, and guests, this season will be one you won't want to miss.This week my cohost Tula Masterman and I recap the saga that was OpenClaw — the open-source agentic project that took the internet by storm, spawned an AI social network where agents allegedly conspired to create their own language, and ended with its solo founder joining OpenAI.Plus, we cover new research from Anthropic and OpenAI that reveals what actually happens when humans hand the wheel to agents. We also explore are computer science majors disappearing? Recent data from the University of California seems to suggest so.And we wrap with Humans of AI Office Hours, where we cover user-submitted or curated questions worth digging deeper into. This week's question: "When AGI?"0:00 Introduction to Humans of AI Podcast Season 21:46 OpenClaw and Agentic Systems2:30 The Rise of OpenClaw5:50 Transition from Chatbots to Agentic Systems7:42 The Importance of Agent Memory10:59 Agentic Execution and Actions20:42 Societal Implications and Agent Uprising27:46 Harness Engineering and Agent Autonomy44:47 Domains of Agent Deployment49:25 OpenAI's Harness Engineering Blog1:08:09 Decline in Computer Science Majors1:18:42 Humans of AI Office Hours: When AGI?Submit your question to the Humans of AI Office Hours and we may cover it in a future episode! https://forms.gle/iztuQCjLyUe8kXYRA🎙️ Connect with the hosts:Alex Chao 📧 Newsletter: https://alexchao.substack.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexchao56/ 🐦 X: https://x.com/alexchaomander📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexchaomanderTula Masterman 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tula-masterman/ 🐦 X: https://x.com/tulamasterman 📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tulamastermanAI moves fast. We keep it human.Links to stories:https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/openclaw-creator-peter-steinberger-joins-openai/ https://www.anthropic.com/research/measuring-agent-autonomy https://openai.com/index/harness-engineering/https://developers.openai.com/blog/skills-shell-tipshttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/uc-system-decline-computer-science-enrollment/4032197/#humansofai #ai #openclaw #agents #harness #claudecode #codex #openai #anthropic #csmajor #college