STARFIELD
星野
STARFIELD (星野) is a domestic AI chat-and-gacha app launched by MiniMax, following the company's earlier overseas release of the AI roleplay product Talkie . MiniMax designed it not as a pure companion-chat product but as a content community where users create stories and worldviews for others to interact with, emphasizing personalization and user-generated input . The app sits in a contested space: 暗涌Waves noted that AI companionship has drawn heavy capital enthusiasm, with Talkie ranking among the top three global companion AI apps by downloads, yet the category faces recurring criticism for profiting from edgy content — something MiniMax's Tristan defended as "a means to a soulmate" .
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