Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus

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Meta says it is acquiring the Chinese-founded AI firm Manus as it looks to boost the capabilities of its tech.

Bloomberg analysts and The Wall Street Journal suggested the purchase could be worth more than agents" – tools which can do complex things with minimal user interaction such as planning trips or making presentations.

"Manus's exceptional talent will join Meta's team to deliver general-purpose agents across our consumer and business products, including Meta AI," it said in a blog post.

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Barton Crockett, analyst at Rosenblatt Securities, told Reuters it was a "natural fit" for Meta, which extended into boss Mark Zuckerberg's "vision of personal AI" using agents.

Based in Singapore after relocating from China, Manus has sought to set itself apart from rival AI developers with what it claims can be a "truly autonomous" agent.

Unlike many chatbots which need to be repeatedly asked for things before a user can

Original aticle here: BBC