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Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amazon unveils AI that can take control of your web browser
Amazon has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that can take control of a user's web browser and perform actions on their behalf. The general-purpose AI agent, called Nova Act, is part of a new generation of of artificial intelligence that gives AI chatbots the ability to act semi-autonomously in order to serve as a digital assistant. 'We think of agents as systems that can complete tasks and act in a range of digital and physical environments on behalf of the user,' an Amazon blog post stated. 'Today, such agents are still in an early stage. The Nova Act SDK is a crucial step forward, toward building reliable agents by enabling developers to break down complex workflows into atomic commands (e.g., search, checkout, answer questions about the screen).' Amazon Nova Act is the first AI model to come out of the tech giant's new AGI SF Lab, which is dedicated to developing artificial general intelligence, or human-level intelligence. Led by former OpenAI researchers, the lab claims that Nova Act is able to outperform rival AI agents developed by Anthropic and OpenAI. It is currently only available for developers, who will use it to build real-world applications, such as making online reservations at a restaurant or ordering food. Once ready, these tools could then potentially be rolled out via its Alexa voice assistant to offer the functionality to its millions of users. Earlier this month, researchers in China unveiled an advanced AI agent called Manus that is capable of carrying out a vast range of tasks independently, from buying property to developing video games. Yichao Ji, co-founder and chief scientist of Manus AI, described it as 'the next evolution of AI' and 'the next paradigm of human-machine collaboration'. Victor Mustar, head of product at AI platform Hugging Face, said it was 'mind-blowing' in its capabilities. 'Got access and it's true... Manus is the most impressive AI tool I've ever tried,' he wrote on X. 'The user experience is what so many others promised... but this time it just works.'
Daily Tribune
12-03-2025
- Business
- Daily Tribune
Butterfly Effect described Manus as being able to carry out tasks such as buying property in New York or editing a podcast
A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent billed as able to work independently from humans has sent insiders buzzing -- some with concern and others with disappointment. The Butterfly Effect startup has been working quietly for the past year on its AI digital assistant Manus, co-founder Yichao "Peak" Ji said in a launch video posted on YouTube. "We see it as the next paradigm of human-machine collaboration, and potentially a glimpse into AGI," he said, referencing general artificial intelligence that aims to think the way humans do. Manus launched in an invitation-only phase last week, with tickets tough to come by. Reviews surfacing on social media ranged from sensational to lackluster. "Got access and it's true... Manus is the most impressive AI tool I've ever tried," Hugging Face's head of product design Victor Mustar said in a post on X. "The agentic capabilities are mind-blowing, redefining what's possible." Criticism included those saying Manus stumbles on simple tasks such as booking a flight, or that they ran into error messages or endless loops. And since the AI processing is hosted in the cloud, users worried about the security of their data. Whether Chinese companies are taking the lead on AI has been a hot topic since China-based DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January. DeepSeek's model challenges those created by OpenAI, Google, and other US rivals but operates at a fraction of the cost. The latest artificial intelligence trend has been digital "agents" specialized for specific tasks or fields. Anthropic and OpenAI have both added such capabilities to their AI platforms since late last year. Butterfly Effect described Manus as being able to carry out tasks such as buying property in New York or editing a podcast. But TechCrunch journalist Kyle Wiggers wrote of Manus failing when asked to order him a sandwich or find him a plane ticket to Japan during a tryout. China's rapid advances in AI despite US restrictions on exports of cutting-edge computer chips worry Silicon Valley. And unleashing AI agents on the internet without tight regulation raises concerns about mishaps or abuses, like stock market chaos caused by digital agents that make factual errors. chief executive Mel Morris did not see Manus as a "revolutionary leap" from existing AI models but saw its ability to access remote computer servers as a potential risk to data confidentiality.
South China Morning Post
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
‘Less structure, more intelligence': AI agent Manus draws upbeat reviews of nascent system
Advertisement 'Got access and it's true … Manus is the most impressive AI tool I've ever tried,' wrote Victor Mustar, head of product at AI and machine-learning developer platform Hugging Face , in a post over the weekend on X, formerly Twitter Mustar prompted Manus to create and display an animated 3D video game in a web browser, using a cross-browser JavaScript library and application programming interface – known as His prompt: 'code a threejs game where you control a plane'. That simple prompt shows how AI agents like Manus represent a new avenue for innovation, compared with chatbots and large language models (LLMs) – the technology underpinning generative AI assistants like ChatGPT Advertisement AI agents are programs that are capable of autonomously performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system. Essentially, these agents create a plan of specific tasks and subtasks to complete a goal using its available resources.
