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According to Bloomberg, Manus AI, a general-purpose AI agent from Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, has secured $75 million in funding. This translates to approximately 547 million RMB and was led by Benchmark, a prominent US venture capital firm, with participation from existing investors. This round catapults Butterfly Effect's valuation to nearly $500 million, a fourfold increase, reflecting strong market confidence in its product. Image note: Image generated by AI, image rights reserved.

Kortix-AI has officially launched Suna, an open-source general-purpose AI agent platform positioned as an open-source alternative to the popular AI tool Manus. According to AIbase, Suna integrates browser automation, file management, web scraping, enhanced search, command-line execution, website deployment, and API integration, enabling the automation of complex tasks through natural language conversations. The project is now live on GitHub and has quickly become a focal point for AI developers and automation enthusiasts due to its powerful feature set and open-source nature.

A new Gartner report predicts that by 2027, enterprises will utilize task-specific AI models three times more frequently than general-purpose large language models. While acknowledging the strong language processing capabilities of general-purpose models, the report highlights their decreased accuracy in tasks requiring deep understanding of specific business domains. Consequently, businesses are increasingly focusing on customized AI models to meet their unique needs. Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provided by Midjourney.

On March 12th, the tech world was once again ignited by the Chinese AI newcomer, Manus. According to ManusAI, since the product's launch on March 6th, within just 7 days, 2 million people globally have joined the waitlist. This world's first general-purpose AI Agent, created by a Chinese team of 90s-born individuals led by Monica, has sparked heated discussions with its powerful capabilities surpassing traditional AI assistants. Manus not only provides suggestions or answers questions but also delivers complete task results directly, earning it the title of the perfect combination of mind and hand.

Today at noon, Manus, the world's first general-purpose AI agent, officially joined Weibo, sparking enthusiastic attention and discussion among netizens. According to Weibo's AI official account, Manus is not just a smart assistant, but a "hands-on" super colleague capable of handling various tasks with a single instruction. From resume screening and travel planning to data analysis, PPT creation, and even coding and deploying web games, Manus is poised to become an efficiency powerhouse for office workers, students, and entrepreneurs alike.

The European Union recently released a draft of guidelines for the behavior of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models, aimed at providing companies with a framework to comply and avoid hefty fines. The document is set to be finalized in May and outlines risk management guidelines, offering a blueprint for compliance and avoidance of significant penalties. GPAI refers to AI that has been trained with a total computational power exceeding 10²⁵ FLOP. Companies expected to be bound by the EU guidelines include OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, and Mistral.