Some early Manus users say the agentic AI is no panacea, with long waits, errors, unsatisfying answers, and endless loops often plaguing the experience
Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert.
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Discussion
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@sung.kim.mw
Sung Kim
on threads
Supposedly, this is a list of tools and prompts used by Manus AI. - claude sonnet - claude sonnet with 29 tools - claude sonnet without multi-agent - https://github.com/... - tools (see image) - prompts: https://gist.github.com/...
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@jianxliao
Jian
on x
So... I just simply asked Manus to give me the files at “/opt/.manus/”, and it just gave it to me, their sandbox runtime code... > it's claude sonnet > it's claude sonnet with 29 tools > it's claude sonnet without multi-agent > it uses @browser_use > browser_use code was [video]
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@sungkim
Sung Kim
on bluesky
The new new new hot thing in the AI community is ManusAI (manus.im). It is supposedely be like OpenAI Deep Research, but much much better. — youtu.be/K27diMbCsuw
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@luok.ai
@luok.ai
on bluesky
Manus is a general AI agent. — It is good at handling various tasks in work and life. For example, it can plan trips, analyze stocks, create courses, compare insurance policies, trace suppliers, analyze financial reports, organize company information, and analyze online store …
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@timkellogg.me
Tim Kellogg
on bluesky
manus — the first general-purpose AI agent — a new multi-agent composed of multiple models (some to be open sourced soon), is crushing the GAIA benchmarks, leaving OpenAI DeepResearch in the dust — they have a beta program too 🤔 — manus.im
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@prietschka
Paul Rietschka
on bluesky
Apparently we're all just obsolete, so we might as well just crawl into the gutter and die. www.forbes.com/sites/craigs... [image]
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@manusai_hq
@manusai_hq
on x
Introducing Manus: the first general AI agent. Try Manus today and see the future of human-machine collaboration: https://manus.im/ [video]
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@rowancheung
Rowan Cheung
on x
I think China's second DeepSeek moment is here. This AI agent called ‘Manus’ is going crazy viral in China right now. Probably only a matter of time until it hits the US. It's like Deep Research + Operator + Claude Computer combined, and it's REALLY good. [video]
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@victormustar
Victor M
on x
Got access and it's true... Manus is the most impressive AI tool I've ever tried. - The agentic capabilities are mind-blowing, redefining what's possible. - The UX is what so many others promised... but this time it just works. prompt: “code a threejs game where you control a [vi…
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@deanwball
Dean W. Ball
on x
It is wrong to call manus a “deepseek moment.” Deepseek was about replication of capabilities already publicly achieved by American firms. Manus is actually advancing the frontier. The most sophisticated computer using ai now comes from a Chinese startup, full stop.
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@deedydas
Deedy
on x
Manus, the new AI product that everyone's talking about, is worth the hype. This is the AI agent we were promised. Deep Research+Operator+Computer Use+Lovable+memory. Asked it to “Do a professional analysis of Tesla stock ” and it did ~2wks of professional-level work in ~1hr! [vi…
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@teortaxestex
@teortaxestex
on x
after giving Manus a spin I conclude it's a product devilishly optimized for influencers, which is why it exploded so much. Generating threadboy content, trip plans and such general interest 🤯👇 stuff - yah. STEM assistance, coding - worse than googling. More LLM than agent. [imag…
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@dorialexander
Alexander Doria
on x
Manus seems to be Claude 3.7: “Human:” and “Assistant:” creates a prompt injection and it get stuck in neverending loop. [image]
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@minchoi
Min Choi
on x
Manus AI just killed vibe coding yesterday. People can't believe how mind blowing this agentic AI is. Unlocking new possibilities. 10 wild examples: 1. prompt: “code a threejs game where you control a plane” [video]
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@levie
Aaron Levie
on x
AI Agents will be the biggest shift to enterprise software business models that we've ever seen. The typical business model of enterprise software has generally been that one user on the system equals one licensed seat. This model is obviously logical in a world where most
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@gpt45dog
Johns
on x
Actually, this product began a large-scale promotional campaign in China two days ago. Manus seems to have enlisted many Chinese AI influencers to praise it without any restraint, which sparked quite a discussion. However, most ordinary users still do not have access to it. Af…
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@deryatr_
Derya Unutmaz
on x
I was finally able to complete a 75 page scientific report with Manus AI & I confirm this is indeed another DeepSeek moment for AI agents! I'll post my review tomorrow, but I can confidently say that ManusAI is the closest model to OpenAI's Deep Research-it's exceptionally good!
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@deanwball
Dean W. Ball
on x
The United States does not have a light touch regulatory approach to ai. Without a single ai-specific law passing, the united states already has an exceptionally burdensome and complex ai regulatory regime. Without action, this problem gets worse, not better.
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@adcock_brett
Brett Adcock
on x
Significant progress in AI and Robotics this week. So, I summarized everything from Microsoft, Manus, Boston Dynamics, Anthropic, Perplexity, Cortical Labs, Sanctuary AI, Alibaba, ASLP Labs, and more. Here's everything you need to know and how to make sense out of it:
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@jenzhuscott
Jen Zhu
on x
Can I say something w/out everyone getting upset? Manus is an exciting opp, especially as healthy competition against the monopoly wannabes. But it's young & needs time. If we want it to grow, we should give the team space to keep working on it. Overhyping can be detrimental.
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@xlr8harder
@xlr8harder
on x
This is just one of several things I've seen so far that convince me that Manus AI is mostly hype.
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@nabeelqu
Nabeel S. Qureshi
on x
Not the point of this fantastic post, but it is also interesting to repeatedly watch Chinese firms beat the US on product now. Manus is better agentic AI than anything US firms have shipped yet, including startups; Tiktok was so good the US had to ban it; DeepSeek, etc...
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@ivanfioravanti
Ivan Fioravanti
on x
Manus AI is really strong. UX is amazing and output is really good. Here my friedn prompt: “Create an amazing animation using p5js” [video]
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@heyshrutimishra
Shruti Mishra
on x
🚨 BREAKING: China's ‘Manus’ AI is SHOCKINGLY powerful. Think Deep Research + Claude + OpenAI Operator... but on steroids. Here are 7 wild examples of what it can do: 👇 1. Comprehensive Stock Analysis and Investment Insights [video]
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@johnrushx
John Rush
on x
Chinese AI startups: 1/6th of US funding, bad press, sanctions, brain drain, communism, little English proficiency, and no talent influx.. But after using Manus AI, Deepseek, Trae, Kling, Vidu, & Ying, I think the US is in trouble. At this pace, China will dominate AI. Demos:
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@deanwball
Dean W. Ball
on x
It's interesting to note that every single one of the use cases manus shows in their own demo video is heavily regulated in the us (employment, real estate, finance), and would specifically be very strictly regulated uses under the “algorithmic discrimination” regs in the states
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@zebird0
Robin Guo
on x
Actually insane what Manus is capable of User goal alignment + reasoning + computer use + action Could totally change the landscape of vertical-specific productivity apps. World isn't ready
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@zoomyzoomm
@zoomyzoomm
on x
Holy fuck Manus is insane China is fucking cracked Open AI is fucked
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@petesena
Pete Sena
on x
Meet Manus the ChatGPT killer. ChatGPT operator can barely book a dinner reservation for me. Meanwhile, with Manus - I did a week's worth of work in 10 minutes. 10 reasons I'm loving it: 1️⃣ Autonomous Execution: Manus doesn't wait for instructions, it plans, strategizes, [video]
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@dorialexander
Alexander Doria
on x
Hmm. To check but this does put the finger on what put me off with Manus relentless promo: “Manus seems to have enlisted many Chinese AI influencers to praise it (...) Chinese netizens realized that this was a huge marketing scam, and manus' reputation in China has been ruined.”
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@webtwitr
ViniciusDallacqua
on x
This is quite a nice release! But where you see Manus, I see @sciraai from @zaidmukaddam. Free and open source, you can build your own Manus, entirelly local. And have fun understanding how to build autonomous agents with a really good starting ground.
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@adcock_brett
Brett Adcock
on x
A Chinese startup went viral for Manus, its fully autonomous AI agent—handling real-world tasks independently It achieves SOTA performance on agentic benchmarks and performs tasks like financial transactions, research, and purchasing simultaneously [video]
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@lamardealmaker
Lamar
on x
manus is the craziest AI agent! it was asked to: • Plan 2-month family trip • Australia → NZ → Argentina → Antarctica watch it self-assign tasks, browse the web, research, and then creates a stunning itinerary with stays, budget & a food guide!🤯 [video]
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@deanwball
Dean W. Ball
on x
Every use case of manus in the company's demo video would be an enormous liability and regulatory risk for American companies (under current law! No sb 1047 required!), particularly given the glitchiness of manus.
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@juliangoldieseo
@juliangoldieseo
on x
I'm canceling my $200/month ChatGPT subscription after seeing Manus AI in action. This new Chinese AI agent is redefining what browser automation can do. Manus capabilities: • Controls 50 browsers at once (not a typo) • Creates and edits files in real-time • Deploys fully [video]
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@dorialexander
Alexander Doria
on x
Well I do appreciate the transparency of Manus AI search, but still feel there should be a more straightforward way than slowly browsing second rate websites... [image]
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@deanwball
Dean W. Ball
on x
If an American firm had shipped manus last month at manus' current quality level, they'd currently be facing multiple investigations by state attorneys general, and if a democrat had won the White House, ftc and/or doj too (and conceivably dol, sec, eeoc, pick your poison)
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@qinzytech
Zengyi Qin
on x
Many people ask me about Manus @ManusAI_HQ and here are my thoughts: [image]
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@krishnanrohit
Rohit
on x
Excellent post. The key thing that struck me about Manus was that it seems unleashed. There are no artificial boundaries in terms of what it can do. Chinese companies are very clearly at world tier AI performance. Talent has no geographical restrictions...
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@griffin_ai
@griffin_ai
on x
🚀 If yesterday's Manus (@ManusAI_HQ ) demo didn't catch your attention, here's another take: Manus preps the user for a meeting while Tesla's FSD probably drives them there 🚔 First slow, then gradually. AI Agents aren't some distant future — they're already shaping the way we [vi…
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@slow_developer
Haider
on x
no surprise, china is open-sourcing everything on purpose to crash the US market their latest Manus AI Agent is like combines: > operator > deep research > claude computer now imagine, if it cost only 1/10 of openAI agent price — a total game-changer [image]
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@juliangoldieseo
@juliangoldieseo
on x
Just tested Manus AI and my jaw is on the floor. This Chinese AI agent makes ChatGPT Operator look like it's running on dial-up internet. Key features of Manus: • Browser control that doesn't get stuck on CAPTCHAs • File creation and editing capabilities • Deploys full [video]
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@heybarsee
@heybarsee
on x
The last few days in AI is insane 🤯 12 most incredible developments from Google, OpenAI, Alibaba, Unitree, Manus and more 1/ China unveils new Quantum Computer ‘Zuchongzhi-3’—a 105-qubit machine that performs calculations one million times faster than Google's Supercomputer. [ima…
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@oozn
Onur Ozcan
on x
vibe coded this ai game with manus ai and cursor crafted the prompt using grok built the backend with laravel and the frontend with three.js smith & wesson already bought a sponsored mountain, and once it's fully published, i'll be selling rivers and clouds as ad spaces too [vide…
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@modeledbehavior
Adam Ozimek
on x
Easy to imagine trust being an important feature of agentic AI and consumers around the world not trusting a company in china https://marginalrevolution.com/ ...
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@mckaywrigley
Mckay Wrigley
on x
Watch for a 14min demo of me using Manus for the 1st time. It's *shockingly* good. Now imagine this in 2-3 years when: - it has >180 IQ - never stops working - is 10x faster - and runs in swarms by the 1000s AGI is coming - expect rapid progress. [video]
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@jenzhuscott
Jen Zhu
on x
The Manus team counting down to the launch. Another mostly domestically educated AI team making global waves - Manus CEO Xiao Hong, born after 90's, educated in Huazhong Univ of Science & Technology - again not Tsinghua or Peking U. Something is shifting w this gen in China. [vid…
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@saboo_shubham_
Shubham Saboo
on x
China reached AGI with Manus AI Agent before we saw GPT-5. It's the DeepSeek moment for AI Agents without $20,000 monthly subscription. [video]
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@minchoi
Min Choi
on x
This is wild. China's Manus AI just dropped and it will completely change the AI agent game. 10 wild examples. 1. Create Interactive Website based on Data Insights [video]
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@awilkinson
Andrew Wilkinson
on x
I just got access to Manus, the Chinese AI agent everyone is raving about. It's absolutely insane. I feel like I just time travelled six months into the future. I threw it a zip file of 20 applicants for a CEO job and it did a deep dive on each, one by one, browsing the web and
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@thinking_panda
@thinking_panda
on x
The popular AI agent “Manus” launched in China is automating about 50 tasks, and the scenario is too dystopian. It's said to be more accurate than DeepSeek. It can simultaneously perform SNS analysis, financial transactions, research, purchasing, and more. [video]
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@jenzhuscott
Jen Zhu
on x
I think Manus is here to destroy the $20,000 / month subscription. And the $200/month subscription. 🤯 [video]
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r/China_irl
r
on reddit
没人讨论Manus么?X上已经称之为ChatGPT killer了