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Anthropic's OpenClaw ban
Subscribers will now be required to pay extra for usage limits that were previously accessible through third-party harnesses.
The creator of OpenClaw, who was previously hired by Sam Altman, expressed disappointment over the change, stating he tried to 'talk sense' into the company.
Anthropic has cited the need to manage usage patterns and protect its proprietary systems as primary reasons for the shift.
This move has sparked debate within the AI community about the balance between open access and corporate control of advanced language models.