A "Lobster" stirs up the investment research circle: Financial institutions issue urgent internal risk alerts

People’s Financial News, March 12 — Recently, a “lobster” has gone viral. This is an AI agent called OpenClaw, named for its icon resembling a lobster. Recently, many brokerage firms’ quantitative teams have been releasing operation guides and hosting sharing sessions, with far more participants than before, including public and private funds, insurance asset management, and listed company clients. Unlike cloud-based large models, OpenClaw runs entirely locally, with system permissions equal to the user, capable of handling emails, writing code, and even automatic shopping, like a digital butler. But for research and investment personnel, the most attractive aspect is whether it can free them from tedious daily tasks. For investors, a more important question is whether it is opening a new window for investment. Just as this “gold rush” is gaining momentum, on March 10, the National Internet Emergency Center issued a security warning about OpenClaw: in critical industries like finance and energy, it could lead to leaks of core business data, trade secrets, and code repositories, or even cause entire business systems to crash, resulting in immeasurable losses. Meanwhile, several financial institutions have urgently issued alerts, warning of potential cybersecurity risks associated with OpenClaw and strictly prohibiting installation and use on company devices, ringing the alarm for this technological frenzy. (Shanghai Securities News)