Summary Technical information added Update March 10, 2025: X user "Jian" discovered that Manus appears to be using Claude Sonnet with access to 29 tools and the open-source software Browser Use. He found this by requesting the sandbox...

WENCHANG, CHINA - MAY 29: A Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft ... More blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on May 29, 2021 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by...

In This StoryIn the past year, artificial intelligence leaders have talked about the advent of agents that can do work autonomously. Now, China says it has developed the world’s first.Elon Musk urges Tesla staffers to 'hang onto your...

The launch of Manus AI, a general AI agent that claims to bridge minds and actions, is considered China’s “second DeepSeek moment". In January, the country had released DeepSeek, a rival to OpenAI’s GPT-4. Yichao ‘Peak’ Ji, a...

Chinese startups like Manus are moving fast to develop and deploy AI agents that can execute real-world tasks—rebooking flights, managing online services, and automating workflows with minimal human input. In the United States, while the technology is available,...