China restricts government agencies and state-owned enterprises from using OpenClaw artificial intelligence software — Bloomberg reports

Investing.com - According to Bloomberg on Wednesday, Chinese government agencies and state-owned enterprises have recently been warned not to install OpenClaw AI software on office equipment.

Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that relevant institutions, including major state-owned banks, received notices warning them not to install OpenClaw for security reasons.

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The report states that personnel who have already installed the software are required to notify their superiors immediately.

OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent software that runs locally on users’ computers and can autonomously perform various tasks. The software has gained popularity in recent months for its ability to organize files, respond to messages, and even browse the internet.

However, critics are concerned about the security risks posed by the software, as it operates with full system privileges and could be exploited to execute malicious code.

This Bloomberg report comes as several large Chinese tech companies recently announced AI agent products supporting OpenClaw or offering similar services.

Tencent Holdings Limited (HK:0700) released a software called WorkBuddy, which functions similarly to OpenClaw, while AI companies ZhiPu AI (stock code: Knowledge Graph Technology HK:2513) and MiniMax Group Inc (HK:0100) also launched similar products in the past week.

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