Meta stated on Monday (Dec 29) it might purchase Chinese language synthetic intelligence startup Manus, because the expertise large accelerates efforts to combine superior AI throughout its platforms.
Tech giants corresponding to Meta have been ramping up AI investments by strategic acquisitions and expertise hires as they navigate fierce trade competitors.
Earlier this 12 months, the Fb proprietor invested in Scale AI in a deal valuing the data-labeling startup at US$29 billion and bringing in its 28-year-old CEO, Alexandr Wang.
The monetary phrases of its cope with Manus weren’t launched.
Singapore-based Manus makes a general-purpose AI agent that may function as a digital worker, executing duties corresponding to analysis and automation independently and with minimal prompts.
Meta will function and promote the Manus service, in addition to combine it into its shopper and enterprise merchandise, together with in Meta AI, the corporate stated.
Manus added it is going to proceed to function from Singapore.
Earlier this 12 months, Manus launched its AI agent, claiming that its efficiency surpasses that of OpenAI’s AI agent, DeepResearch.
The corporate, a part of Beijing Butterfly Impact Know-how Ltd Co, has marketed its product by finishing dozens of duties for customers on X totally free.
Manus is amongst a flurry of Chinese language companies which have arrange base in Singapore in recent times, betting {that a} transfer to the trade-focused city-state would cut back dangers that their operations can be disrupted by Sino-US geopolitical tensions.
