「 AI或许做不好一生的陪伴，但能做好一小时的访谈。 」 然而，在2025年的春天，当AI陪伴的飞轮停滞不前，他们先后选择了离开，开始了一场长达半年的"流浪"。 在正式启动Trooly.AI前，他们两人在6个月里经历了多次失败的创意。他们尝试过利用AI消除信息噪音、AI炒股、AI背单词、AI读论文等产品形态，甚至曾打算 基于Voice Agent做一款AI硬件。直到他们意识到：在AI让逻辑与内容生成的边际成本趋近于零的时代，真正的壁垒已不再是"产出"的能力，而是"输入"的质量。 最昂贵的资产，是那些隐匿在真实生活里、能为产品决策提供核心"信息增量"的用户故事。 这种方向的最终定格，源于王震在Zulution AI时期身为"甲方"的采购经历。为了产品决策，他曾花费近4万元人民币请外部机构做调研，却在耗时一个月后仅得到 了20几个用户样本。而两人此前通过Museland产品积累的、能让人卸下防备的对话技术，天然适合深度的定性访谈。几乎没有再有犹豫，Trooly.AI由此诞生。 王震告诉「暗涌Waves」，相比人类访谈员带来的社交压力，受访者在面对一个"博学且温和"的AI时，反而更容易打开心扉，分享那些隐秘且深刻的 ...

Core Insights - The competitive landscape of Character.ai applications is undergoing significant restructuring driven by the generative AI wave, with the acquisition by Google marking the beginning of a new phase focused on virtual companionship and interactive content [1][3] - Museland emerges as a breakthrough application by shifting the interactive pressure to AI characters, allowing users to engage with minimal input, thus achieving a peak daily download of 14,000 [1][9] Group 1: Market Dynamics - Following the acquisition of Character.ai by Google, it remains the leader in monthly active users (MAU) with 198.93 million, although it saw a 1% decrease. Janitor AI ranks second with 95.37 million MAU, an 8% increase. In contrast, the leading domestic application, Minimax's Xingye, has 7.31 million MAU, up 21.6% [3][4] - The market is witnessing a clear bifurcation into two paths: virtual companionship and interactive content, with Museland focusing on narrative-driven interactions [3][5] Group 2: Museland's Unique Proposition - Museland differentiates itself by emphasizing the narrative and interactive aspects of conversations, requiring less active engagement from users. Users can input a single line to trigger ongoing character responses, enhancing the immersive experience [5][10] - The application introduces NPC-style scenario guidance and multi-modal creation, providing a smoother immersive experience compared to traditional role-playing games [10][12] Group 3: User Engagement and Customization - Museland allows users to create characters without programming knowledge, offering a vast library of character styles and voice templates, enabling personalized AI companions [14][15] - Users can set specific scenarios and storylines, enhancing the immersive narrative experience with their chosen characters [15] Group 4: Founder Background - Museland is developed by ZULUTION INTELLIGENCE PTE. LTD, led by founder Yang Luyu, who previously co-founded the short video app Musical.ly, which was acquired by ByteDance and transformed into TikTok [16][18] - Yang's entrepreneurial journey reflects a transition from educational hardware to AIGC, culminating in the launch of Museland in late 2024 [18]