Midjourney 收购占星应用 Co-Star

Midjourney 是一家以 LLM 驱动的图像和视频生成器闻名的 AI 实验室。根据 Bloomberg 的报道，该公司已收购社交占星应用 Co-Star。交易条款尚未披露。

据报道，Co-Star 的月活跃用户约为 430 万。用户主要通过该应用确定自己的占星出生星盘，随后可在应用内与朋友分享。Co-Star 同时使用 AI 和人工，根据用户的占星信息撰写星座运势、匹配度评估及其他建议。

从产品布局来看，Midjourney 似乎正在广泛扩张。该公司几乎与用户可在其中生成文本和图像的 Discord 服务器 划上等号——目前尚不存在独立的 Midjourney 应用——但这家 AI 实验室也在尝试打造 医疗业务和水疗中心。那么，为何不把占星应用也纳入其中？

作为收购的一部分，Co-Star 约 24 人的团队已加入 Midjourney。鉴于该团队拥有构建消费级应用的经验，Midjourney 或许终于能够推出自己的独立应用。

Midjourney, an AI lab best known for its LLM-powered image and video generators, has acquired the social astrology app Co-Star, according to Bloomberg. The deal terms were not disclosed.

Co-Star, which reportedly has about 4.3 million monthly active users, is mostly used to help people determine their astrological birth charts, which they can then share with other friends on the app. Co-Star uses both AI and humans to write horoscopes, compatibility assessments, and other advice based on a user’s astrological information.

Midjourney seems to be casting a wide net when it comes its product lineup. The company seems almost synonymous with the Discord server where users can generate text and images — there is no stand-alone Midjourney app — yet the AI lab is also trying to build a medical arm and spa. Why not throw an astrology app in the mix?

Co-Star’s team of two dozen employees has joined Midjourney as part of the acquisition. Given the team’s experience in building consumer apps, Midjourney could perhaps finally get its own stand-alone app.