Chinese artificial intelligence startup, Zhipu AI, has launched a new AI agent called AutoLM Rumination.The AI agent can perform deep research tasks, generate detailed reports, and assist with planning activities, all for free.Zhipu AI's proprietary models are claimed to be as good as DeepSeek R1 but operate eight times faster and require fewer resources.Zhipu AI recently secured $69 million in Series D funding, is valued at $2.74 billion, and has previous backing from Tencent and Alibaba.