The British daily emphasizes that the takeover of Manus This is a unique case in which an American technology corporation decides to purchase an innovative AI platform from China.
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Meta invests in Chinese AI
In a statement, Meta noted that it intends to develop and offer Manus technologies that are used, among others, in data analysis, coding and market research. The Chinese technology is to be integrated with Meta's products, including the Meta AI chatbot.
As “FT” notes, the financial details of the contract were not disclosed. However, the newspaper reminds that Meta paid USD 19 billion in 2014. for WhatsApp, and in 2025 it spent nearly $15 billion. at 49 percent shares in Scale AI.
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Takeover during tensions between the U.S. and China
The takeover of Manus, which has about 100 employees worldwide, could spark controversy in both Washington and Beijing. As “FT” points out, the technological race in the field of artificial intelligence has become one of the key points of tension in China-US relations. At the same time, the newspaper notes that Mark Zuckerberg is investing heavily in the development of AI, trying to compete with market leaders such as OpenAI and Google.
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Manus AI. What is it?
Manus is a Chinese AI that we have already written about in Business Insider Polska. “The technology created in China by Wuhan-based Butterfly Effect, unlike more traditional chatbots based on a single large language model, combines various AI models,” we wrote in March.
