The AI Biz Hour: Manus Ai Cutting-Edge AI Meets Practical Business Applications

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The AI Biz Hour is a dedicated platform bringing you the latest advancements in artificial intelligence with a strong focus on practical business applications. Unlike other tech shows that simply discuss how “cool” new AI technologies are, we focus on tangible ways to implement these tools to drive real business value.

As our host Ai John Allen says, “This is the cutting edge of AI in business utilization. We’re focusing on how you can take these hammers and build cool stuff with them. Technology is just a hammer—you can use it to make things or break things. But we’re talking about how we can use these things to benefit you, your company, your staff, and all of your resources.”

Latest AI Development: Manus AI

During our March 10, 2025 meeting, we discussed one of the most exciting new developments in the AI space:

Manus AI: A Fully Autonomous AI Agent

Launched by Chinese startup Monica (also known as Butterfly Effect) on March 6, 2025, Magnus AI is generating significant attention in the tech world for its autonomous capabilities.

Key Features:

Autonomous Task Execution: Magnus can independently perform complex tasks without continuous human oversight
Advanced Web Interaction: Can scour the internet, compile detailed reports, and deploy functional websites from simple prompts
Multimodal Integration: Leverages Anthropic’s 3.5 technology (described as “blowing ChatGPT out of the water”)
Decision-Making Capabilities: Unlike traditional AI, Manus autonomously decides how to approach tasks, moving toward artificial general intelligence

Real-World Applications:

Creating biographies and personal websites in under 10 minutes
Buying real estate
Booking vacations
Coding video games
Analyzing financial reports
Screening job candidates
Recommending living locations based on user preferences
Compiling 20-page market analyses in just 15 minutes

According to tech writer Rowan Chang, Manus is “mind-blowing” after witnessing it create a biography and personal website in under 10 minutes autonomously.

How to Access Manus AI

To try Magnus AI:

Visit the Manus website at manus.im
Apply for access using your email
Explain how Manus could help you (be specific to increase your chances of approval)
Wait for approval notification

Expected Pricing:

Free tier available
Premium options ranging from $20-$100/month

Setup Process:

Create an account with email and password
Choose a subscription plan
Define your AI agent goals
Connect Manus to tools like Google Drive, Slack, and other APIs

Looking ahead, Monica plans a public rollout in April 2025 and intends to open-source Manus, enabling developers to customize it for specific applications.

Expert Analysis and Discussion

During our discussion, participants raised important questions about whether Manus represents true agentic workflow capabilities or is merely an impressive demonstration of existing technologies working together.

As Jack pointed out, “With Claude’s advancement and Claude compute, that allowed computer control… I was reading that on the back end this thing was using Sonnet to do some of the work. I’m curious if that’s really what this is or is this essentially a true agentic workflow tool that will take all those pieces and put them together where I just throw together what I want and it’s going to create the whole process for me and do the work.”

Our host John Allen noted that while many AI tools make impressive claims, some capabilities are available across multiple platforms, noting that Grok 3 and Claude Sonnet 3.7 are currently considered the best LLMs available.

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Additional Resources

AI Career Coach: John Allen Strozier AKA AiJohn Allen mentioned he’s working with someone to develop an AI Career Coach app, addressing one of the biggest concerns online—people losing their jobs to AI
Business Intel App: A tool mentioned during the discussion that John created at Tech in Schools

This content was created from a transcript of The AI Biz Hour meeting on March 10, 2025. Join us for future discussions on cutting-edge AI applications for business.