Is Manus AI the memecoin of the AI world, or legit? I’ll compare it to OpenAI’s Deep Research, Operator, Grok 3 DeepSearch and more to find out. I’ll also let you in on some of the secrets of what makes a good hype campaign, the estimated costs of Manus AI, and where it is strong. Other news (yes, Gemini image editing and research hacking, I mean you), will have to wait for a few more hours, as millions enquire about Manus AI.
https://app.grayswan.ai/arena
AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained
Patreon Vid: https://www.patreon.com/posts/4-ai-trends-in-123857767
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Hype Campaign
02:40 - Single, Public Benchmark
03:12 - What is Manus AI?
04:22 - Test 1
05:12 - Cost and Rate Limits
06:15 - Test 2 vs Deep Research + Grok 3 DeepSearch
08:24 - Test 3 (not AGI)
11:10 - 4 Trends in AI in 2025
11:37 - Hype Works
Manus AI: https://manus.im/app
Xiao Hong Interview: https://www.chinatalk.media/p/manus-chinas-latest-ai-sensation
Gaia Benchmark: https://openreview.net/pdf?id=fibxvahvs3
MIT Report: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/11/1113133/manus-ai-review/
Information Report: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropics-claude-drives-strong-revenue-growth-while-powering-manus-sensation?rc=sy0ihq
Hype Examples: https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_/status/1898425707401031940
https://x.com/EHuanglu/status/1899110687902978373
https://x.com/AJs_AI/status/1898756132384178291
Mistakes: https://x.com/TheXeophon/status/1898737178273829220
Tools and Code: https://x.com/peakji/status/1898994802194346408
https://operator.chatgpt.com/
Non-hype Newsletter: https://signaltonoise.beehiiv.com/
Podcast: https://aiexplainedopodcast.buzzsprout.com/
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