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Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

One innovative feature of Manus is its ability to expose the file system, enabling users to see exactly what the agents are doing, unlike ChatGPT, which requires reprompting and lacks transparency.

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The Next Breakthrough In AI Agents Is Here

@ Y Combinator

The Next Breakthrough In AI Agents Is Here

04/08/25

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Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus provides greater transparency and user control, allowing users to inspect, customize, or replace individual sub-agents and tool integrations, which centralized platforms often lack.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus is being called the most impressive AI tool ever tried, showcasing its capabilities as a sophisticated computer using AI, unlike its predecessors that were merely specialized chatbots.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus utilizes a technique called chain of thought injection, allowing agents to actively reflect and update their plans, enhancing stability and reasoning capabilities during complex tasks.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus offers a glimpse into the future of AI, potentially allowing users to run a desktop operating system directly on their computers, providing more control than browser-based solutions.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus operates as a multi-agent AI system, coordinating a team of sub-agents to complete various tasks, from travel planning to financial analysis, rather than relying on a single neural network.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

The advantages of Manus, such as UX refinements and thoughtful integrations, are vulnerable to competitors who can replicate these features, posing a risk to its market position.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

Manus exemplifies these trade-offs well, as its multi-agent orchestration significantly reduces per-task costs to around $2, compared to competitors like OpenAI's Deep Research.

Y Combinator Cast

04/08/25

@ Y Combinator

The executor agent in Manus combines outputs from completed subtasks into a final synthesized output for the user, showcasing its sophisticated dynamic task decomposition algorithm.

Rahul Sengottuvelu

05/12/25

@ Sequoia Capital

At Ramp, we developed a computer-use agent that operates in the background, allowing users to access niche features without seeing the complexity involved.