Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
Manus AI: China's Leap Towards Autonomous Artificial Intelligence
By Isha
China has introduced Manus AI, an advanced autonomous agent capable of executing multi-step workflows and accessing authoritative data sources via APIs. Co-founded by Yichao 'Peak' Ji, known for creating the Mammoth mobile browser, Manus AI represents a significant advancement in AI autonomy, building upon the country's earlier success with DeepSeek, a rival to OpenAI's GPT-4. Ji describes Manus as "the first general AI agent" with the potential to address real-world problems.
Read full story at Economic Times