Artificial intelligence start-up Manus, recently acquired by Meta, has launched a desktop application to bring its AI agent directly onto personal laptops. The new feature, 'My Computer', allows Manus agents to work directly with local files, tools and applications on a user's device. This aligns Manus's agents more closely with OpenClaw, an open-sourced AI agent that is also downloaded onto users' local devices. While these capabilities offer promise, there are also concerns about security and privacy issues with granting AI agents access to local devices, as well as the potential violations of technology controls. Manus' acquisition, which took place in 2025, aims to expand its AI capabilities and integrate Manus’s autonomous agent technology into products across its platforms.