Every few days it seems there’s a new, more powerful, AI for you to try.
This week it’s Manus! (Note that some experts claim it’s very good at some tasks, but suffers from not being able to manage signing in to your email or other places where a password is required.)
Here’s why, according to Perplexity:
Manus AI is captivating the tech world due to its groundbreaking ability to autonomously execute complex tasks, leveraging a multi-agent system that combines several AI models like Anthropic’s Claude and Alibaba’s Qwen. This allows Manus to perform tasks independently, such as generating reports, managing social media, and even writing and deploying code, setting it apart from traditional chatbots that require constant user input. The AI’s impressive benchmark performance, surpassing models like OpenAI’s Deep Research, and its successful execution of real-world tasks on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, have led many to hail it as a pivotal moment in AI development, akin to the “DeepSeek moment”125