Author: Zhang Feng
From the "manual transmission" OpenClaw to the "automatic transmission" Rotifer,AIThe next stage of capability evolution.
If you haven't heard of "raising lobsters" by the spring of 2026, you might really be a bit out of touch with the times.
If you haven't heard of "lobster farming" by the spring of 2026, then you might really be a bit behind the times.
The "lobster" here isn't seafood, but rather the world's hottest AI assistant framework—OpenClaw. Its popularity rivals that of ChatGPT in its heyday, surpassing 100,000 stars on GitHub in just a few days. Give it sudo privileges, and it can take over your computer like Jarvis, Iron Man's assistant in the movies, helping you book hotels, write code, and reply to WeChat messages. However, as more and more people "raise lobsters" (i.e., develop their own versions), a deep anxiety is spreading among users and developers. This anxiety can be summarized as follows: This seemingly omnipotent "lobster," while possessing powerful claws, not only "forgets its mistakes" but also seems poised to "bite back" at any moment. Today, we won't delve into obscure code; instead, we'll discuss the troubles you're facing from the perspective of an ordinary AI user, and explore a new approach called "Rotifer," which attempts to end this nightmare of AI capability management through a "genetic" perspective.
I. The Trouble You Encountered: When the "Lobster" Is No Longer a "Cute Pet"
You enthusiastically followed an online tutorial and "raised" an OpenClaw. At first, it was very obedient; you asked it to summarize the PDFs on your desktop, and it did it quickly and well. But as time went on, you began to notice that something was wrong.
You enthusiastically followed an online tutorial and "raised" an OpenClaw. At first, it was very obedient; you asked it to summarize the PDFs on your desktop, and it did so quickly and well. But as time went on, you began to notice that something was wrong.
I. The Trouble You Encountered: When the "Lobster" Is No Longer a "Cute Pet"
I. The Trouble You Encountered: When the "Lobster" Is No Longer a "Cute Pet"