OpenClaw (Clawdbot): Open-source agents go mainstream
Podcast:Mixture of Experts Published On: Fri Jan 30 2026 Description: Have open-source AI agents finally gone mainstream? This week on Mixture of Experts, host Tim Hwang is joined by Kaoutar El Maghraoui, Marina Danilevsky and Aaron Baughman. First, we dive into Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot), the open-source AI agent that’s sparked a buying frenzy of Mac minis. What makes this agent different? Next, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is back with another essay, this time on AI’s “adolescence.” Then, the Grammys are this weekend, we chat about IBM’s AI-powered trivia experience, GRAMMY IQ. Aaron takes us through how the team scaled using AI agents, plus how to win tickets to the 2027 Grammys. Finally, Microsoft unveils Maia 200, their latest inference chip claiming 30% cost savings over NVIDIA. What does vertical integration mean for AI chip wars? All that and more on this week’s Mixture of Experts. 00:00 – Introduction 01:11 – Moltbot (Clawdbot): Open-source agent revolution 12:59 – Dario Amodei's "Adolescence of Technology" essay 25:51 – IBM Grammy IQ: AI-powered trivia at the Grammys 35:05 – Microsoft Maia 200: The inference chip wars heat up The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. Visit Mixture of Experts podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/mixture-of-experts Play GRAMMY IQ → https://ibm.biz/BdpdYH