BEIJING, Feb 5 (Reuters) - China's industry ministry on Thursday issued a security alert warning that improper deployment of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw could expose systems to cyberattacks and data leaks.
The warning said recent monitoring found that some OpenClaw deployments carry "high security risks" when left under default or poorly configured settings.
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OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot or Moltbot, is an open-source AI agent that integrates large language models with multi-channel communication capabilities to create customizable AI assistants with persistent memory and autonomous execution features.
(Reporting by Shi Bu, Che Pan and Brenda Goh)