Fast-Growing Open-Source AI Assistant Clawdbot Is Testing the Limits of Automation—and Safety – Decrypt

In brief

• The tool can autonomously browse the web, execute commands, manage files and place phone calls across common messaging apps.
• Security researchers say some users have deployed it with internet-exposed gateways and no authentication, creating risks of remote takeover and credential theft.
• Heavy token consumption has surprised early adopters, with some developers reporting hundreds of dollars in costs within days of routine use.