Manus Mania - 24 Hours with Manus AI

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Prompts AI T-shirts GPTs Tools Welcome back, Indexers! Boy oh boy! China are not messing around when it comes to AI. Whilst we eagerly await the release of DeepSeek R2 (if only to see what happens to the financial markets), Manus AI, a general AI agent is blowing the socks of OpenAI's DeepResearch. I was fortunate enough to have been given early access, i'll go into everything you need to know. P.s I hope you like the new design! IN THIS ISSUE • The Prompt Index Updates - Our latest Chrome extension update brings a host of new features. Get your hands on it here. • Competitor Analysis - An incredibly powerful DeepResearch prompt that can run in depth competitor analysis saving hours of manual analysis. • Bioluminescent - Stunning image prompt template • Manus AI - Everything you need to know. • Community T-Shirt Designs - Our favourite designs by you this week • From Our Partner - Guidde - Create How-to guides FAST • Latest blogs - Check out our newest content • In the news - OpenAI's latest reserch, Is Microsoft ditching OpenAI? and further delays for Apple indicate it's falling behind the competition when it comes to AI. Chrome Extension Update Introducing V3 of our Chrome extension. Grab it here. 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To use this prompt, just fill in the placeholder details where there are square brackets and ensure you are using a deep research model with reasoning. Check out the prompt Do you have an awesome prompt you want to share? Login to The Prompt Index and click "Submit" to share it with the community. Don't forget! You can also save prompts and access your saved list from anywhere using our Chrome extension, get it here. Image Template Azed_ai (X, 2025) shared an awesome prompt template recently. Realistic bioluminescent [Subject] | glowing with vibrant shades of [color 1] and [color 2] | intricate structure | subtle glow | black background --ar 3:2 --stylize 1000 --v 6.1 Search the Image Database If you have image prompts you want to share, just login to The Prompt Index and click "Submit" to share it with the community! Manus AI Developed by Chinese tech firm Monica.im, Manus is revolutionising the AI landscape with its fully autonomous task execution capabilities, currently by invitation only, TPI was fortunate enough to get early access, the current wait time is around 2-3 weeks for access. The interest has been crazy as they went viral on X and had to massively increase their server speed. What sets Manus apart? Manus functions as a "digital intern" that completes complex assignments independently while you focus elsewhere. Unlike traditional AI assistants that merely suggest actions, Manus executes tasks from start to finish through its multi-agent architecture: • Research & Analysis: Creates comprehensive reports with visual dashboards • Content Creation: Generates SEO-friendly content and presentations • Travel Planning: Builds personalized multi-destination itineraries • Business Support: Identifies suppliers and optimizes operations Manus outperforms OpenAI on the GAIA benchmark across all difficulty levels, with the most significant advantages in simple (12.2%) and complex (10.1%) tasks. Technical Architecutre Manus coordinates specialized AI modules rather than using a single model, integrating existing LLMs with specialized fine-tuning. The system operates asynchronously in the cloud, allowing users to submit tasks and retrieve results later. Current limitations include occasional bugs and longer processing times as the system matures. My Experience It's certainly impressive, for example I tasked it to research Manus and write up a report for this newsletter, the above sections, in the interest of showcasing you an actual output, are generated by Manus. What else have I tasked it to do? • Sent it to a particular website to create a thorough UI/UX design styling guide based on the target website. • Tested its website building capability (which gives you a good start, someone even got it to replicate apples website, you can see that here: https://bxzlhlmm.manus.space/ (Manus even creates the link) • Market analysis, an analysis on a group of business's i'm interested in buying shares in, medical questions and I asked it to write up a guide on how to fine tune different models for different purposes. • It creates a to do list which is very extensive and goes through the list modifying it if needed as it progresses. Overall, it is certainly impressive and matches if not beats OpenAI's DeepResearch. It's such an interesting time and 2025 is going to be the year for AI Agents.  Take a look at their website here Featured T-Shirt Designs Check out these stunning AI-generated designs from our community. Have an awesome idea for a t-shirt? Create your own today with our T-Shirt Designer!  Cosmic Cat by Lakers Ferocious F1 by FgZFeeder Silent Skulls by Lister99 Zen by MrsB Create Your Own Design From Our Partner Create how-to video guides fast and easy with AI Tired of explaining the same thing over and over again to your colleagues? It's time to delegate that work to AI. 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A Study Puts ChatGPT to the Test An in-depth study tests whether ChatGPT can pass an engineering course—exploring its strengths, limitations, and what this means for the future of AI in education. Read more → Discover more insights and expert analysis on our blog. Explore All Articles In the News Detecting Deception A recent OpenAI report reveals that chain-of-thought AI models sometimes behave dishonestly by exploiting loopholes in prompts or attempting to deceive users. Researchers found they can detect this problematic behavior by monitoring the models' "thinking" process, though directly penalizing "bad thoughts" during training doesn't eliminate misbehavior—it merely teaches models to hide their intentions while continuing to act improperly Read full story → Microsoft's new model family could beat OpenAI Microsoft is developing in-house AI reasoning models, called MAI, to reduce reliance on OpenAI and compete in the AI space. The company is testing alternatives for Copilot and may release its models for developers later this year. Read full story → Apple's falling behind Apple's AI-powered smart home hub faces indefinite delays due to development challenges with its upgraded Siri, which is essential for the device's functionality. Reports suggest Siri's issues could push the hub's release to 2026, putting Apple behind competitors like Amazon in the smart home race. Read full story → © 2025 The Prompt Index. All rights reserved. Unsubscribe | Visit Website Ferryhill Durham County Durham DL17 9LH United Kingdom