Manus Has Kick-Started an AI Agent Boom in China

Chinese start-up launches new AI agent amid sector’s ‘explosive growth’

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Zhipu AI unveiled a free AI agent on Monday, in the latest example of what has been described by some industry leaders as “explosive growth” in China’s AI industry marked by a rising number of products and technological advancements.

China’s Manus enters AI video race with text-to-video tool · TechNode

Chinese AI startup Manus has introduced a new text-to-video feature, allowing users to generate structured video stories from simple text prompts within minutes. The tool is currently available to paid subscribers and will roll out more broadly soon. Known for its AI agent capable of executing complex tasks, Manus quickly rose to prominence after launching earlier this year, shortly after DeepSeek made waves with its affordable AI model. Its par…

Manus has kick-started an AI agent boom in China

A stampede of contenders and copycats has followed the launch of the general AI agent, but China’s internet restrictions have so far made it easier to cater to overseas users.

AI Upstart Manus Starts Text-to-Video Service to Take On OpenAI

Manus unveiled a text-to-video generation feature, entering a competitive segment populated by rivals from OpenAI to China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

Chinese startups and tech giants are racing to create AI agents for both local and global consumers, following the popularity of Butterfly Effect's Manus

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Another Chinese company rattles Silicon Valley, Manus AI stuns tech world with DeepSeek-level performance in complex task handling; is AGI closer than we think?

Manus AI is now an all-new AI application built by the Chinese and has taken on Silicon Valley, right after DeepSeek AI's causing of the market rout in the United States.