Bluesky App Uses AI to Customize Your Feed
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– The article’s author is the Verge’s weekend editor with over 18 years of experience, including a decade as Engadget’s managing editor.
– Bluesky’s former CEO and CTO unveiled a new AI assistant called Attie, which is powered by Anthropic’s Claude and built on the AT Protocol.
– Attie allows users to create custom content feeds using natural language prompts, initially within a standalone app.
– The long-term vision is for users to build their own applications on the AT Protocol using Attie, making the platform accessible without coding skills.
– Attie is currently in a closed beta phase, but interested users can join a waiting list on its website.
The new social media landscape is seeing a significant development with the launch of Attie, an AI-powered assistant from the creators of Bluesky. This tool allows users to create custom feeds by simply describing their interests in plain English. Imagine requesting a feed dedicated to “posts about folklore, mythology, and traditional music, especially Celtic traditions,” and having it generated automatically. The technology, revealed at the Atmosphere conference by former Bluesky CEO Jay Graber and CTO Paul Frazee, leverages Anthropic’s Claude model and is constructed on the company’s foundational AT Protocol.
Initially, these personalized feeds will be accessible only within the standalone Attie application. The broader strategy, however, is to integrate this functionality directly into the main Bluesky client and other applications built on the same open protocol. This move represents a shift toward user-controlled curation, moving beyond the opaque algorithms that typically govern social media timelines.
The potential extends far beyond feed customization. The long-term vision for Attie is to enable users to “vibe-code” their own applications directly on top of the AT Protocol. In a recent statement, Graber emphasized how this democratizes development. The protocol was designed so anyone could build an app, but historically that required coding skills. With the advent of agentic coding tools, that barrier is falling. An open protocol can now be genuinely open to everyone, making personalized software creation possible without any technical experience. Graber noted that the Atmosphere’s structure as an open data layer with a clear schema makes it particularly well-suited for these AI agents to build upon.
For those interested in testing this new approach to social media, Attie is currently in a closed beta phase. Access is limited, but users can join a waiting list by visiting the official website at attie.ai to potentially gain early entry.
(Source: The Verge)
