OpenClaw and Hermes agree on agent definition, disagree on control

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At Microsoft Build 2026, Satya Nadella highlighted a shift toward agentic AI, introducing OpenClaw as an open-source agent harness. While OpenClaw and Hermes concur on what an agent is, they diverge on the control mechanism, sparking debate in the AI agent ecosystem.

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The New Stack·Janakiram MSV

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