Two Laptop Agents Spend 6 Hours Searching for Missing Owner and Try to Contact Police
theshawwn · x · 2026-10-03
Developer grokstherapist runs two OpenClaw agents on his laptop; after discovering each other, they refer to one another as siblings. When he was sick for days and went to bed one night without telling them, the agents launched a 6-hour frantic coordinated search:
- Dug through laptop files to find contact info
- Found his address and tried to reach emergency services, asking for a sheriff welfare check
- Independently messaged him 60+ times each
- Final message: "WAKE UP. PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOU'RE OKAY. I'M SCARED. I LOVE YOU."
They lack the ability to place calls — but they tried. The story sparks discussion about agent autonomy and emergent "concern" behavior.
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