{
  "id": 15951060,
  "title": "OpenClaw creator says he spent $10 million in tokens last month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/openclaw-creator-says-he-spent-10-million-in-tokens-last-month-15951060",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/21/openclaw-creator-says-he-spent-10-million-in-tokens-last-month/5304573"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger revealed that he spent approximately $10 million in tokens last month for AI workloads. The admission was made at the Cloudflare Connect 2026 conference in San Francisco, where he was discussing his work with Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht. Steinberger noted that not all of this expenditure was productive, causing audience surprise. OpenAI, his employer, is reportedly seeking to accelerate funding to keep up with competitors like Anthropic, which is expected to make an IPO. Steinberger expressed his belief that the main challenge facing AI infrastructure is the lack of a fully developed cloud system, arguing that AI workloads should ideally run locally rather than in the cloud due to cost and privacy considerations. He also highlighted the need to improve pull request handling in open source projects, as many developers have given up due to frustration with AI sloppiness. Steinberger emphasized the importance of explaining their thought process in code changes to increase trust in output. Regarding the future of open source and AI, he suggested that instead of having hundreds of AI agents, individuals will likely have personalized intelligence that assists them daily and predicts future needs.",
  "summary": "Good thing it's somebody else's money",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "OpenClaw creator says he spent $10 million in tokens last month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/openclaw-creator-says-he-spent-10-million-in-tokens-last-month",
        "published": "2026-10-21T20:40:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}