A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot.

Some early users were enthusiastic about the product’s capabilities; others complained it took too long and crashed.

Manus, a cutting-edge AI agent from China, surpasses chatbots by executing tasks autonomously. Learn about its capabilities, limitations, and potential.