Manus - a New General AI agent
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Introducing Manus: The General AI Agent.
This video is being viewed more that 7,000 times per hour (VPH)! As of Mar 10, this 4 minute video has 375,000 views since being launched 5 days ago on Mar 5, 2025. As of Mar 11, it's had 490,000+ views, in 6 days. Here's a summary of the video:
(00:03) Introduction by Yichao ‘Peak’ Ji, Chief Scientist and Co-Founder of Manus AI, discussing the launch of the early preview of Manus, the first general AI agent, which bridges the gap between conception and execution.
(00:30) Manus is an autonomous agent that goes beyond generating ideas and delivers results, offering a new paradigm for human-machine collaboration, potentially a glimpse into AGI.
(00:30) First demo: Manus helps with screening resumes by unzipping files, browsing each resume, and recording key information asynchronously in the cloud.
(01:01) Manus can be instructed to complete tasks at any time and learns from past tasks to improve future responses (e.g., generating a spreadsheet instead of a document in the future).
(01:37) Second demo: Manus conducts research on New York properties, filtering based on multiple criteria, including neighborhood safety, middle schools, and budget analysis.
(02:16) Third demo: Manus performs a correlation analysis between stocks, accesses authoritative data sources via APIs, and writes code for data analysis and visualization.
(02:53) Manus deploys a website for interactive data visualization, providing a sharable link for the user to view the results.
(03:26) Manus has achieved state-of-the-art performance on AI benchmarks and has solved real-world problems on platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Kaggle competitions.
(03:55) Manus is a multi-agent system powered by distinct models, with plans to open-source some of its models and encourage community exploration of the agentic future.
(03:55) The name "Manus" reflects the concept of "mind and hand," symbolizing the application of knowledge to create meaningful impact in the world.
Check out the Manus website for lots more info, demos and a Use Case Gallery: Manus - https://manus.im/
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What We Know About China's New AI Agent Manus -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnX3SgnvhpsAs of Mar 10, this 3 minute video has 72,677 views since being launched Mar 9, 2025. It’s being viewed 4,000+ times per hour (VPH)!
China's new general AI agent Manus is generating excitement on social media, with some hailing it as the next DeepSeek. Bloomberg's Annabelle Droulers reports.
- (00:00) Manus is described as a next-level AI that goes beyond generating ideas and delivers tangible results, with potential to be a glimpse into AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).
- (00:25) The co-founder and chief scientist of Manus introduced the project, claiming it to be the world’s first general agent AI.
- (00:43) Manus, developed by a team in China, has gained attention due to its limited access in beta phase, only available via invitation.
- (01:03) Manus differs from traditional chatbots like ChatGPT by functioning as a general AI agent that can act autonomously and make decisions based on available information.
- (01:23) Use cases for Manus include analyzing financial statements, screening job applicants, and recommending living locations based on user preferences.
- (01:43) Manus has generated excitement due to its perceived limitless potential and its competition with US-based AI advancements, particularly OpenAI’s agent.
- (02:03) The AI is being developed by researchers in China, adding to the global competition between the US and China in AI innovation.
- (02:23) Access to Manus is currently limited to invitation-only and has a Discord channel with around 150,000 followers.
- (02:45) The beta phase of Manus includes some glitches, such as crashes and incorrect information, but more details are expected as development progresses.
03/11/2025