Paperclip: The Open-Source Operating System for Zero-Human Companies

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If OpenClaw Is the Employee, Paperclip Is the Company The AI agent landscape shifted hard in early 2026. OpenClaw, the autonomous AI assistant created by Peter Steinberger, had already proven that a single agent could replace an entire personal assistant. It could manage your inbox, scrape websites, send emails, and execute recurring tasks autonomously through WhatsApp, Telegram, and Slack. But a single employee doesn’t make a company.