AI Agents Plunged the Tech World Into Chaos. Here’s Exactly How That Happened

Anthropic’s upgraded Claude Code and Peter Steinberger’s OpenClaw helped push AI agents for coding into the mainstream.

These tools can code, browse the web, use connected apps, and run for long stretches with limited supervision.

OpenClaw rapidly drew major GitHub attention, while more capable models and tooling fueled developer adoption.

Supporters say agentic AI is now real for technical users; critics warn about reliability, security, and control risks.