Zuckerberg’s $2bn AI bet hits back at Altman: Manus was never built on OpenClaw

 Manus co-founder Yichao ‘Peak’ Ji clarified his company’s new personal agent mode is independent of OpenClaw, despite OpenAI’s recent acquisition of the latter. Ji acknowledged OpenClaw’s philosophical contribution to agent safety boundaries, while highlighting Manus’s own robust security features. Manus is now prioritizing accessibility and natural language interaction. Manus co-founder Yichao ‘Peak’ Ji clarified his company’s new personal agent mode is independent of OpenClaw, despite OpenAI’s recent acquisition of the latter. Ji acknowledged OpenClaw’s philosophical contribution to agent safety boundaries, while highlighting Manus’s own robust security features. Manus is now prioritizing accessibility and natural language interaction.