Inside Meta’s big bet on new AI technology

According to reports, Manus reached more than US$100mil (RM405.7mil) in yearly sales just months after it launched, showing how quickly the company is expanding. — REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

MENLO PARK: Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has agreed to buy a fast-growing artificial intelligence company called Manus. The deal is reported to be worth more than US$2bil (RM8.1bil), making it one of Meta’s bigger purchases ever.

Manus is a company based in Singapore that makes smart computer programs known as programs that work on their own. These programs can do tasks on their own, like research, planning and writing code without a person guiding every step.