The AI race between China and the US is on. Latest in the fight is salvo from Manus, a AI firm in China that is taking a shot at OpenAI with its multi-agent tool.

The implication seems to be that running all these agents in parallel is faster and will result in a better and more varied set of products.

Behind closed doors, Chinese researchers are laying the groundwork for a new global AI agenda—without input from the US.

Chinese-founded startup Manus showed off a feature Thursday that speeds up research by assigning tasks to scores of AI agents working in tandem, touting its biggest update since its March debut.

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LM Studio is a free user-friendly app that lets anyone run AI chatbots on their own computer without needing the internet.

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