I Want to Run OpenClaw But I Am Waiting For Apple To Show Us How Do Run It Safely

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Want an AI agent to run as much if your life as you are willing to give it? Apple's been working on it for years with Siri and its version of machine learning and then AI like ChatGPT came onto the scene. It was all large language models for a few years while Apple's effort being largely absent from the scene even as it marketed and misfired with Apple Intelligence. However, as an iPhone, iPad, and Mac user, we all know that there are elements of Apple Intelligence working in ways that are front and center like a chatbot.

Now, we have OpenClaw. If you don't know act it is, I think it is what Apple has planned for Siri but has never found a way to make it work. OpenClaw is an AI agent that runs natively on your Mac or PC that capable of executing tasks on your behalf. The issue with OpenClaw is privacy as it requires access to user credentials to complete most of the tasks. And it was susceptible to prompt injections and lack protection against attacks. While this is a perfect reason for me to go out to an Apple Store to pick up a new Mac mini, I am simply not tech savvy enough in terms of cybersecurity to know how to securely run OpenClaw.

This is why I am waiting for Apple to introduce an Apple Intelligence agent that runs natively on MacOS and even one that runs natively on the iPhone and iPad. And it cannot come too soon. We should hear more about it at this year's annual World Wide Developer Conference to be held. Meanwhile, here is what we know that AI features will be built natively in MacOS.

  • "Campo" is Apple's effort build system level AI into MacOS. It'll be a more powerful Siri (my guess is that it'll run on Apple's own AI and farmed off to Apple's Gemini version as needed). 
  • Siri will be able to perform more complex multi-step tasks. This is something OpenClaw can do but we will likely see Apple's own take on this
  • There is chatter that Apple could create an AI store. Instead of an App Store, an Agent Store?
  • Privacy is going to be a big deal for Apple as always. Whether is it OpenClaw, Claude, or even Nvidia's open source agent running on your computer, Apple is going to win the privacy argument without breaking a sweat.
What I am curious about is just how Apple will make this happen with just 8GB. Why just 8GB? This is because the MacBook Neo has only 8GB. It is enough to run a lot of computing tasks, including some high-end video editing and some basic 3D modeling but I did not see any serious reviewer even try to run an LLM on it. I have 16GB on MacBook Air with M2 and I am able to run some LLM but I am coming up against the limits of what I can run. I would like my next Mac to have 36-48GB just to be safe. 

One other issue I am concerned about is how slow Apple can take to bring an app to maturity. I am afraid Apple will limit what its own OpenClaw-like implementation can do in the beginning. And over each OS update, slowly add new features. Apple is also known to limit how users can experiment and lock things down. My fear is that Apple will do the same with their system level AI and seriously hamper what users can play with.

Only time will tell. Apple is very thoughtful and deliberate when it comes to new frontiers like AI. I am looking for Apple's Apple Intelligence to finally start providing users with AI experiences that we have come to know by using other AI models and apps. I am sure Apple will also put its own spin. I just hope that Apple will give users room to experiment and allow Siri and Apple hardware to shine. Forget about AI enthusiasts buying Mac mini by the boatloads to run OpenClaw. Apple should give users reason to buy new hardware beause of Apple Intelligence and Siri.

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