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▶ 6:55 · $MANUS-AI · Manus AI cofounder reveals general AI agent achieving 3.5M waitlist in month via autonomous execution
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A conversation with Manus AI's cofounder and CPO Tao Zhang

2026-05-08 · 2 company · 3 thematic
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tao zhang

Cofounder and CPO of Manus AI, building general AI agents with autonomous execution capabilities; 30+ years coding experience, previously built products for 15+ years in tech industry.

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“We take this word Manus from MIT's motto, which is Mens et Manus. It's an old Latin word, which means mind and hand. And mind, we think they are LLMs. They are the models, they are super smart brains. But only with brain, us humans, we can…”
—tao zhang
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