Summary: China introduces Manus AI, a next-generation artificial intelligence model with the capacity for independent thinking, planning, and doing. Developed by AI startup Monica, which was established by ex-Google and Tencent staffer Xiao Hong, Manus is not just a chatbot—it is one that bridges idea and action.
The AI stole the show when Peak Ji Yichao, one of the co-founders of Manus, tweeted a demo video on X. The video demonstrates Manus’s ability to browse the internet, gather information, and carry out complex tasks on its own. Some of the examples include making travel arrangements, analyzing stocks in depth, and assisting teachers prepare school materials.It also shows Manus’s ability to scan and summarize resumes at the human level of comprehension.
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Monica claims that Manus outperforms OpenAI’s Deep Research on the GAIA benchmark. However, the AI remains in an invite-only preview phase, with early users reporting occasional bugs and incomplete tasks. While there is no official public release date yet, the excitement surrounding Manus suggests it could be a game-changer in the AI space.
