China, AI and Manus

China's DeepSeek moment to risks of groupthink: What tech leaders are saying on AI right now
The future of artificial intelligence is a major topic of conversation among global tech and business leaders at CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore. Numerous big-name company bosses talked up the potential of AI and discussed how it's expected to impact the future of work and productivity.
Manus probably isn’t China’s second ‘DeepSeek moment’
Manus wasn’t developed entirely from scratch. According to reports on social media, the platform uses a combination of existing and fine-tuned AI models, including Anthropic’s Claude and Alibaba’s Qwen, to perform tasks such as drafting research reports and analyzing financial filings.
China’s Manus Follows DeepSeek in Challenging US AI Lead
Some early users were enthusiastic about the product’s capabilities; others complained it took too long and crashed.
What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant
A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry
DeepSeek: 10 facts you didn’t know about China’s new AI leader
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek launched a new model of generative AI. Its release sent U.S. tech stocks tumbling, while the mobile app quickly dominated download rankings in the App Store and Play Store.
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Chinese VCs Whiffed on DeepSeek. Do They Still Matter?
Venture capital features prominently in the origin stories of Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance — and all ...
China's newest AI model Manus is dividing opinion over DeepSeek comparisons. Here's what to know.
China's Manus claims to be the first fully autonomous AI agent. Some researchers are calling it a leap in AI capabilities — ...
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DeepSeek and China’s AI Regulatory Landscape: Rules, Practice and Future Prospects
Chinese New Year, DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) model, garnered intense global attention and sparked ...
DeepSeek - A Wake-Up Call For US Higher Education
DeepSeek is a wake-up call to the US, as China is building up its universities, while the US is in retreat, and the US needs a similar level of support for STEM education ...
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DeepSeek Craze Fuelling Insane Black Market Prices For NVIDIA RTX 50 Series In China
The sudden appearance and rise of DeepSeek earlier this year has clearly caused a second wave of interest for AI model ...
DeepSeek’s AI Model Gains Momentum in China Amid Business Adoption Frenzy
DeepSeek’s success has also been framed as a testament to China’s resilience in the face of U.S. semiconductor sanctions. By developing an advanced AI model despite restrictions on cutting-edge chips, ...
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DeepSeek AI bot is part of China’s 'Unrestricted Warfare’ doctrine
The United States must not fall for yet another trick by China. DeepSeek is a dangerous weapon that is almost certainly ...
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How DeepSeek became a fortune teller for China’s youth
DeepSeek R1, China’s most advanced AI reasoning model, took just 15 seconds to respond. The screen filled with a thorough ...
China's DeepSeek says advanced AI reasoning model currently unavailable
China's DeepSeek said on Monday its advanced R1 artificial intelligence reasoning model was facing an outage, affecting its ...
China’s six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders
Other countries like Estonia, England, Canada, South Korea, and America are training students on how to use AI too.
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Why China's 'first' AI agent struggles to gain industry traction
China-based start-up Butterfly Effect claims to have launched the world's first General AI agent, Manus. The company aims to ...