If you haven't heard of OpenClaw yet… you will.

In March 2026, OpenClaw became the fastest-growing open-source project in history, skyrocketing past 250,000 GitHub stars -- a milestone that took Linux operating system years to reach.

In China, this AI agent has exploded into a full-blown internet phenomenon. People are lining up for hours outside tech offices just to get it installed on their devices. Companies are offering free setups and the hype has grown so big that some local governments are even offering subsidies to keep the excitement going.

Chinese internet users have a fun nickname for all this mania: "raising lobsters." It all comes down to that cute, bright red lobster logo -- and the way training and customizing your own AI agent feels a lot like raising a high-maintenance digital pet.

In this episode of PD Podcast, we dive deep into what makes OpenClaw so unique in the wide world of AI, why it has sparked such wild excitement across China and the practical risks every user should watch out for.

(Produced by Lu Dong, He Jieqiong and Xu Zheqi)