Recently, the release of Manus, the world's first universal agent (autonomous agent) product by Chinese startup Monica, has injected strong momentum into the AI field. As the world's first AI intelligent agent to autonomously perform complex tasks, it marks the beginning of the era for artificial intelligence agents to move from the laboratory to real application scenarios. This is not only a major breakthrough in technology, but also indicates that artificial intelligence will be integrated into daily life in more fields, bringing new opportunities and challenges to economic and social development. China attaches great importance to the development of the artificial intelligence industry, and the "AI+" initiative has become an important lever for the integration of artificial intelligence into various industries in society. At present, the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation in the world has formed a historic intersection with China's transformation of development mode and the continuous transformation of old and new driving forces. Artificial intelligence, as a strategic technology, is a "key element and core element" for China to promote the construction of a world science and technology power, and a strategic high ground for great country science and technology competition, with a strong "leader" effect. From a technical perspective, the new generation of artificial intelligence presents a series of features such as autonomous execution, collaborative filtering, deep learning, human-machine interaction, and cross-border integration. In practical applications, Manus' breakthroughs in autonomous task execution, multimodal processing, and tool integration demonstrate the sharp insight and innovative ability of China's AI research and development team in technology. This not only promotes the development of AI and AI agents themselves, but also brings new ideas and methods to the entire field of artificial intelligence, promoting continuous progress and iteration of technology. From an industrial perspective, the application of Manus will bring profound changes to multiple industries. Its strong autonomous execution capability and low technological threshold can bring new work modes and efficiency improvements to industries such as embodied intelligence, business process automation, autonomous driving, smart biology and healthcare, intelligent training, and popular science creation; On the other hand, more small and medium-sized enterprises can participate in the development and use of AI applications, accelerating the popularization and application of AI technology in various industries. This can not only enhance the competitiveness of enterprises, but also promote the intelligent upgrading of the entire industry and promote high-quality economic development. From an international perspective, Manus has surpassed leading models such as OpenAI's GPT-4 in GAIA benchmark testing. Its outstanding performance not only shows the world China's strong strength and enormous potential in the field of artificial intelligence, but also lays a solid foundation for China's AI technology to enter the international market and participate in international competition. At the same time, in the multidimensional era of the Internet of Things, the deep integration of new generation artificial intelligence with technologies such as blockchain, the Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing provides new technological conditions for promoting the modernization of China's national governance system and governance capabilities. The widespread application of AI technology can help improve the quality and efficiency of information content transmission, and enhance the scientific, accurate, and effective nature of government decision-making. Artificial intelligence empowers the field of government governance to promote the formation of new governance structures, deeply empowering public services such as science popularization and culture, and social governance, which will comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency of government services. Therefore, we must seize the historic opportunity of the development of artificial intelligence. We must always adhere to the basic principle of "people-oriented, technology for good", with meeting the growing needs of the people for a better life as the starting point and foothold. We should focus on enhancing the ability of original research and development, with key core technologies as the main direction, and further consolidate the development foundation of the new generation of artificial intelligence. To promote the construction of intelligent information infrastructure, enhance the intelligence level of traditional infrastructure, and form an infrastructure system that meets the needs of intelligent economy and intelligent society. We need to strengthen the construction of a high-level and composite talent team, enhance talent reserves, and provide sustainable and strong talent support for the development of science and technology and industries. We should uphold a higher level of openness, strengthen communication and dialogue with the international community, make good use of systematic thinking, work with countries around the world to accelerate the research, application, and standardization of the new generation of artificial intelligence, and promote the implementation of internationally recognized principles for the development of artificial intelligence. (Author: Qi Peixiao, Associate Researcher at the China Institute of Science Popularization) (News Agency)