Draft a film script outline, biography book and business card
A TechRadar writer compared Manus with ChatGPT on script research, a 10,000-word Adobe biography and a business card design.
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- What they did
- Eric Hal Schwartz ran the same prompts through Manus and ChatGPT. For the fantasy screenplay, Manus researched Mayan and Egyptian civilizations, brainstormed ideas, picked one and outlined a film. He also asked each tool for a roughly 10,000-word novel-style Adobe biography. For the business card, he attached his resume and asked for an Apple-inspired design. Manus's demo prompts were reused for ChatGPT.
- How it went
- Manus was more thorough on the script, followed the Adobe length better and made a usable business card. ChatGPT's script matched it on creativity, but its Adobe biography read like a Wikipedia article and its card was messy.
- Worth knowing
- Manus was invite-only at the time, and the author notes its demos are likely best-case examples. He did not test ChatGPT's Deep Research.
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Research [subject] and produce [a film script outline, a roughly [number]-word biography of a person or company, or a business card design for [my name and role]]. Cite sources for factual claims and keep the tone [tone]. Deliver one finished document or design file, and tell me what you were unsure about.
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