"Meta said the acquisition would see it take over the operation of Manus's self-directing AI agent and integrate the technology into its own products. Manus, which was founded in China in 2022 but relocated to Singapore earlier this year, bills its agent as a virtual colleague capable of planning, executing, and delivering complete work products from start to finish. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said the deal would bring one of the leading autonomous general-purpose agents to billions of people worldwide."
"Manus's exceptional talent will join Meta's team to deliver general-purpose agents across our consumer and business products, including in Meta AI, the California-based firm said in a statement on Monday. We're excited to welcome the Manus team and help improve the lives of billions of people and millions of businesses with their technology. Manus founder and CEO Xiao Hong hailed the deal as a retort to sceptics of autonomous AI."
Meta announced it will buy Manus and take over operation of Manus's self-directing AI agent, integrating the technology into Meta products. Manus was founded in China in 2022 and relocated to Singapore earlier this year. Manus presents its agent as a virtual colleague that can plan, execute, and deliver complete work products from start to finish. The acquisition is positioned to bring an autonomous general-purpose agent to billions of people worldwide. Manus's team will join Meta to deploy agents across consumer and business products, including Meta AI. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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