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MIT Technology Review tested Manus with three tasks, among them a list of reporters covering China tech. The first list had only five names, and the agent admitted it had cut corners to save time. After being told to be thorough, it returned a list of 30 reporters with outlet and notable work, downloadable as Word or Excel. Paywalls and captchas still blocked it several times along the way.

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MIT Technology Review tested Manus with three tasks, among them a list of reporters covering China tech. The first list had only five names, and the agent admitted it had cut corners to save time. After being told to be thorough, it returned a list of 30 reporters with outlet and notable work, downloadable as Word or Excel. Paywalls and captchas still blocked it several times along the way.

How to do it

  1. Paste the prompt into the tool, and replace the text in brackets with your own.
  2. Read the answer through. Do not send, delete or publish anything until you have seen it yourself.
  3. Check the original before you trust a figure, a name or a date.

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Make a list of [number] reporters who cover [topic] in [country or region]. For each: name, current outlet, two recent stories with links and where you found the information. Check that the employer is still correct today. Show me the first five before you continue, and tell me if a paywall stops you. You are done when the list is saved as [format] and every row has sources.

Replace text in brackets with your own.

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