Bluesky expands Attie with a new social research feature called Quests

In short: Bluesky says its AI assistant, Attie, now includes a feature called Quests that answers questions about what people are talking about across Bluesky and other connected apps.

What happened

Bluesky has expanded Attie, its AI assistant that previously focused on helping people build custom social feeds without programming. A custom feed is like making your own newspaper front page from posts you care about.

The new feature is called Quests. It lets users ask open-ended questions about news, trends, and conversations across the wider Bluesky network, which the company calls the “Atmosphere.” This includes Bluesky and other apps built on the AT Protocol, which is the shared system that lets different apps connect and share posts (like different email services that can still send messages to each other).

Bluesky says Quests can help with tasks like finding trending topics, or identifying influential accounts in a specific field or location. Jay Graber, Bluesky’s chief innovation officer and former CEO, said the goal is to help people make sense of information online and lower the learning barrier for using tools built on the AT Protocol.

The updated Attie experience is in beta. Bluesky says people will be invited in from a waitlist over the next few weeks. Attie is currently free, although the company has previously considered charging for it.

Why it matters

Many people struggle to keep up with what is happening online, especially when rumors and misleading posts spread quickly. A tool like Quests is meant to work like a search helper for social conversation, but inside a social network, so users can ask direct questions instead of scrolling for hours.

Source: TechCrunch AI