{"id":26048,"date":"2026-01-02T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=26048"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:00:04","slug":"meta-buys-chinese-ai-startup-manus-for-2-billion-and-joins-the-ai-agent-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/tech\/ai\/meta-buys-chinese-ai-startup-manus-for-2-billion-and-joins-the-ai-agent-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u304c\u4e2d\u56fd\u306eAI\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c8\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7Manus\u3092$2\u5104\u5186\u3067\u8cb7\u53ce\u3001AI\u30a8\u30fc\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c8\u7af6\u4e89\u306b\u53c2\u5165"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Meta\u304cManus\u3092\u8cb7\u53ce\u30022025\u5e74\u521d\u982d\u3001\u521d\u306e\u5b9f\u7528\u7684\u306aAI\u30a8\u30fc\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c8\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u8a71\u984c\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3060\u4e2d\u56fd\u306e\u65b0\u8208\u4f01\u696d\u3002\u8cb7\u53ce\u984d\u306f$20\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\uff08\u7d042800\u5104\u5186\uff09\u4ee5\u4e0a\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30e1\u30bf\u793e\u304c\u672c\u683c\u7684\u306b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306b\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002AI\u30a8\u30fc\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u3082\u3046\u8cea\u554f\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u308b\u3060\u3051\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u884c\u52d5\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4eba\u9593\u304c\u9010\u4e00\u6307\u793a\u3057\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u30bf\u30b9\u30af\u3092\u51e6\u7406\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p><p>2025\u5e743\u6708\u3001\u30de\u30cc\u30b9\u59cb\u52d5\u3002\u5317\u4eac\u30d0\u30bf\u30d5\u30e9\u30a4\u30fb\u30a8\u30d5\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u30fb\u30c6\u30af\u30ce\u30ed\u30b8\u30fc\u304c\u51fa\u8cc7\u3002\u696d\u754c\u306b\u885d\u6483\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306eAI\u306f\u8907\u96d1\u306a\u30bf\u30b9\u30af\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u3067\u3053\u306a\u305b\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002ChatGPT\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5e38\u306b\u30d7\u30ed\u30f3\u30d7\u30c8\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u30026\u6708\u307e\u3067\u306b\u30de\u30cc\u30b9\u306f\u5317\u4eac\u304b\u3089\u30b7\u30f3\u30ac\u30dd\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u79fb\u8ee2\u3002\u7c73\u56fd\u306eGPU\u8f38\u51fa\u898f\u5236\u3092\u56de\u907f\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4f1a\u793e\u304c\u6226\u7565\u306b\u95a2\u3057\u3066\u3044\u304b\u306b\u8ce2\u304f\u3001\u901f\u3044\u304b\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p><p>For Meta, this is about more than just tech. It is about talent, about IP, about positioning. Meta said it will bring Manus&rsquo; team into its products, including Meta AI. That could mean smarter agents in Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp. They also said they will keep Manus running independently. That gives them extra revenue and a faster track to build advanced AI.<\/p><h3><strong>\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3082\u304a\u8aad\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff1a <a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/tech\/retail-brain-ai-platform-aims-to-boost-productivity-in-japans-retail-and-service-industries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Retail Brain&trade;: AI Platform Aims to Boost Productivity in Japan&rsquo;s Retail and Service Industries<\/a><\/strong><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/\" data-no-translation=\"\">Meta<\/a> \u306f\u8cc7\u91d1\u3082\u8a08\u7b97\u80fd\u529b\u3082\u30ea\u30fc\u30c1\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30b3\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30de\u30fc\u5411\u3051AI\u3067\u306f\u9045\u308c\u3092\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002OpenAI\u3001Anthropic\u3001Google DeepMind\u304c\u5148\u884c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002Manus\u306f\u305d\u306e\u5dee\u3092\u7e2e\u3081\u308b\u306e\u306b\u5f79\u7acb\u3061\u307e\u3059\u3002Meta\u306f\u4eca\u3001\u5b9f\u969b\u306e\u30bf\u30b9\u30af\u3092\u3053\u306a\u3059AI\u3092\u914d\u5099\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30a6\u30a7\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u306e\u95b2\u89a7\u3001\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30e0\u3078\u306e\u5165\u529b\u3001\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u306e\u5206\u6790\u3001\u30ec\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u4f5c\u6210\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u6a5f\u80fd\u3059\u308bAI\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305f\u3060\u8a71\u3059\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002.<\/p><p>This move shows how AI is changing. OpenAI started the generative AI boom with ChatGPT. But now the focus is on agents. OpenAI&rsquo;s Operator is one example. Agents that act. Not just respond. Meta buying <a href=\"https:\/\/manus.im\/\" data-no-translation=\"\">Manus<\/a> \u306f\u305d\u306e\u30c8\u30ec\u30f3\u30c9\u306b\u5408\u81f4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4f01\u696d\u306f\u3001\u305f\u3060\u8a71\u3059\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5b9f\u884c\u3059\u308bAI\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p><p>\u307e\u305f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u3092\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3068\u3059\u308b\u6280\u8853\u5927\u56fd\u3078\u306e\u30b7\u30b0\u30ca\u30eb\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002AI\u7af6\u4e89\u306f\u6fc0\u5316\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6226\u7565\u7684\u8cb7\u53ce\u306f\u91cd\u8981\u3002\u30cf\u30fc\u30c9\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2\u3084\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30b0\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u306b\u56fa\u57f7\u3059\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u4f01\u696d\u306f\u3001\u53d6\u308a\u6b8b\u3055\u308c\u308b\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af\u306f\u3059\u3067\u306bOpenAI\u306b$400\u5104\u5186\u3092\u6295\u3058\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306f\u660e\u78ba\u3067\u3059\u3002\u672a\u6765\u306e\u6280\u8853\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u884c\u52d5\u3057\u5b66\u7fd2\u3059\u308bAI\u306b\u8ced\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p><p>\u5730\u653f\u5b66\u7684\u306a\u5074\u9762\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u8f38\u51fa\u898f\u5236\u3092\u907f\u3051\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30b7\u30f3\u30ac\u30dd\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u79fb\u8ee2\u3057\u305f\u30de\u30cc\u30b9\u3002\u30e1\u30bf\u306f\u7c73\u56fd\u306e\u898f\u5236\u3092\u898b\u306a\u304c\u3089\u4e2d\u56fd\u4f01\u696d\u3092\u8cb7\u53ce\u3002\u4eca\u5f8c10\u5e74\u306eAI\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u306f\u3001\u6280\u8853\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u6226\u7565\u304c\u91cd\u8981\u306b\u306a\u308a\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002.<\/p><p>Meta&rsquo;s AI journey has been messy. They changed their name from Facebook in 2021 to focus on the Metaverse. VR sales were slow. Users didn&rsquo;t join Horizon Worlds. Then ChatGPT came. AI became the focus. Zuckerberg called 2023 the Year of Efficiency. Meta started investing in AI talent and acquisitions. Scale AI, Midjourney, now Manus. Each step is to make Meta a serious AI company. Not just social media. Not just Metaverse.<\/p><p>\u30de\u30cc\u30b9\u3068\u306e\u5951\u7d04\u306f\u3001AI\u30a8\u30fc\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c8\u5e02\u5834\u304c\u904e\u71b1\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5c0f\u3055\u306aAI\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30c7\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u306f\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30a4\u30f3\u30c6\u30ea\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30b9\u3001\u30ea\u30fc\u30c1\u3001\u63a1\u7528\u3092\u517c\u306d\u5099\u3048\u305f\u4f01\u696d\u304c\u6b21\u306e\u6ce2\u3092\u30ea\u30fc\u30c9\u3059\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002Meta\u306f\u305d\u306e\u30b0\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7\u306b\u5165\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u78ba\u4fe1\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002.<\/p><p>\u898b\u3066\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002$20\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\u306f\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u304a\u91d1\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002AI\u304c\u3069\u3053\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001\u8ab0\u304c\u30ea\u30fc\u30c9\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u8ab0\u304c\u65e9\u304f\u8ffd\u3044\u3064\u304b\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u306e\u304b\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta just bought Manus. A Chinese startup that made waves in early 2025 with what people called the first practical AI agent. The deal is over $2 billion, around 280 billion yen. This is Meta saying it wants to be in the game for real. AI agents are not about answering questions anymore. They do work. They act. They handle tasks without humans telling them every step.Manus started in March 2025. Funded by Beijing Butterfly Effect Technology. It shocked the industry. Its AI could do complex tasks on its own. Not like ChatGPT where you have to give prompts all the time. By June, Manus moved from Beijing to Singapore. 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