Earlier this month, Bluesky’s CEO at the time, Jay Graber, stepped down and took over. chief innovation officer from a social media platform. As fake as it sounds, chief innovation officer is a real job, especially in the tech world, and so Graber’s team has already announced a real (though not yet public) new program.
According to TechCrunchthe app is called Attie, and it’s part of an AI program designed to allow users to personalize their social media experiences with the help of Anthropic’s Claude.
Bluesky’s new CEO, Tony Schneider, told TechCrunch, “We’ve launched a lot of things within Bluesky — Starter Packs and custom tapes and all that kind of stuff. It’s a standalone product, and it’s the first product built by Jay’s new team.”
He also told TechCrunch: “It’s an AI product, but it’s an AI product that’s very human-focused.”
This may confuse some Bluesky users, as Bluesky is a popular place for all things positive AI posts. tend to be unpopular. The success of the program, if you can call it thatcomes from users Basically it just wants a Twitter clone without Elon Musk During the Great Twitter evacuation of 2023.
But Bluesky was originally conceived as a platform that was radically customizable and flexible to suit its vibe. crypto-loving founder, Jack Dorseyhe was also the original co-founder of Twitter. Graber, who has a career in technology started at blockchain logistics company SkuChainBluesky’s North Star has never wavered from its customizability.
He tells Wired in 2024:
TechCrunch’s report on this new software comes from Bluesky’s 2026 Atmosphere conference, a conference for developers and enthusiasts working with Bluesky’s open protocol. atpro. Hence the name “Attie”.
With Attie, users appear to be entering what are essentially chatbot prompts. The app will process them regardless of what type of user they are, find posts that might be available on Bluesky and other convenient networks, and use that to personalize their feed and overall experience. Atmospheric attendees have reportedly been turned into guinea pigs and Attie has begun beta testing, which appears to have not yet been completed. Ultimately, according to TechCrunch, the idea is that you can “vibe-code your own app.”
