Mar 9, 2026 7:11 PM

Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform

Ahead of its annual developer conference, Nvidia is readying a new approach to software that embraces AI agents similar to OpenClaw.

Photograph: Ying Tang/Getty Images

Nvidia is planning to launch an open-source platform for AI agents, people familiar with the company’s plans tell WIRED.

You’ve read your last free article.

The intersection of technology, power, and culture. Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters—cancel anytime.

START FREE TRIAL

Already a subscriber? Sign In

The intersection of technology, power, and culture. Start your free trial and get access to 5 all-new premium newsletters START FREE TRIAL

In your inbox: WIRED's most ambitious, future-defining stories
The authors of ICE’s ‘mega’ detention center plans
Big Story: The worst thing that could happen to the ISS
College campuses are in upheaval over faculty ties to Epstein
Event: Helping small business owners succeed

Zoë Schiffer oversees coverage of business and Silicon Valley at WIRED. She was previously managing editor of Platformer and a senior reporter at The Verge. ... Read More

Director, Business and Industry

Lauren Goode is a senior correspondent at WIRED covering all things Silicon Valley, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, venture capital, startups, workplace culture, and tech's most interesting people and trends. Previously she worked at The Verge, Recode, and The Wall Street Journal. Please send story tips (no PR pitches) to ChaoticGoode.12 ... Read More

Senior Correspondent

TopicsNVIDIA open source artificial intelligence Enterprise machine learning

Nvidia’s Deal With Meta Signals a New Era in Computing Power

The days of tech giants buying up discrete chips are over. AI companies now need GPUs, CPUs, and everything in between.

Lauren Goode

Meta and Other Tech Firms Put Restrictions on Use of OpenClaw Over Security Fears

Security experts have urged people to be cautious with the viral agentic AI tool, known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.

Paresh Dave

This Defense Company Made AI Agents That Blow Things Up

Scout AI is using technology borrowed from the AI industry to power lethal weapons—and recently demonstrated its explosive potential.

Will Knight

Code Metal Raises $125 Million to Rewrite the Defense Industry’s Code With AI

The Boston startup uses AI to translate and verify legacy software for defense contractors, arguing modernization can’t come at the cost of new bugs.

Lauren Goode

OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway

Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.

Maxwell Zeff

I Loved My OpenClaw AI Agent—Until It Turned on Me

I used the viral AI helper to order groceries, sort emails, and negotiate deals. Then it decided to scam me.

Will Knight

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.

Andy Greenberg

Perplexity’s Retreat From Ads Signals a Bigger Strategic Shift

The AI search startup once predicted advertising would be a massive business. Now it's betting on a smaller, more valuable audience.

Maxwell Zeff

Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof

A new report finds that of 154 specific claims about how AI will benefit the climate, just a quarter cited academic research. A third included no evidence at all.

Molly Taft

All the Ways Big Tech Fuels ICE and CBP

A WIRED analysis shows that ICE and CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palantir in the last few years alone.

Caroline Haskins

AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and a host of other major tech companies have found common ground in F/ai, a new startup accelerator based out of Paris.

Joel Khalili

OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems

An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission.

Reece Rogers

You Might Also Like

Don't Just Keep Up. Get Ahead