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      <title>OpenClaw Security News: The Feed You Didn't Know You Needed</title>
      <dc:creator>joy larkin</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/joy-larkin/openclaw-security-news-the-feed-you-didnt-know-you-needed-5c2j</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;If you're building with OpenClaw — or even just evaluating it — the security landscape is shifting fast. CISA bulletins. Infostealer campaigns. Malicious skills on ClawHub. Tens of thousands of exposed instances. Security advisories from Cisco, Synk, Palo Alto Networks, Tenable, Sophos, and many more. Gartner, Meta and Microsoft flagging enterprise risk for CISOs. RCE bugs, log poisoning, credential theft... and the list of problems for this one AI agent just keeps growing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I built this repo because no one in the AI ecosystem was tracking it all in one place. &lt;a href="https://github.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;OpenClaw Security News&lt;/a&gt; is a single, structured feed of OpenClaw security headlines updated twice daily — encompassing government warnings from around the world, security vendor advisories, global media headlines, and critical OpenClaw vulnerabilities so you don't have to piece it together from hundreds of primary sources. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're a builder, you simply must understand what people are saying beyond the hype.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Ship informed. → &lt;a href="https://github.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://github.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;News Feed → &lt;a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news/main/feed.xml" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joylarkin/openclaw-security-news/main/feed.xml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>The Urgency of Open Source AI</title>
      <dc:creator>joy larkin</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dev.to/joy-larkin/the-urgency-of-open-source-ai-55eg</link>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Open source AI is transforming how we build, share, and utilize artificial intelligence. I believe in the power of open source to democratize technology.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Open Source Is For Us All&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;With open source AI, we can lower the barrier to entry, enabling developers, researchers, students, and other users globally to participate without requiring expensive infrastructure. Some may require data sovereignty, or they have use cases which would benefit from fine-tuning, or may they work within regulated industries. These practitioners might be the ones to build the next startup, identify a critical vulnerability, or adapt AI for their specific needs. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Magic of Transparency&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What happens when the broader community can examine architectures, training data, and outputs? We accelerate AI advancement.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In contrast, in non-open AI, information may remain siloed. One team may discover a training method that reduces costs by 90% and only they benefit. In open source, knowledge is shared. This is the difference between isolated groups and a collaborative future.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Open Source AI Advocates&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For AI builders, Hugging Face has acted as educators and supporters, tirelessly encouraging the community to contribute to and develop open source AI.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For the greater industry, the Open Source Initiative has worked to define Open Source AI. They describe open source AI as making the entire AI stack (model code, weights, training recipes) fully accessible with open licensing. The freedom to use, study, modify, and share.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why This Matters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Having open models, data, and code enables hands-on experimentation and building while encouraging this emerging generation of AI professionals.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;When everyone can improve upon AI systems, we create something innovative, trustworthy, and aligned with humanity's diverse needs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a future we should be moving toward together. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cleverhack.com/the-urgency-of-open-source-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more, including a timeline of major 2025 open model releases &amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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