When AI doesn’t give you an answer — and why that’s sometimes a feature, not a bug

During beta testing of todai, we’ve been fixing the usual suspects: bugs, interface quirks, missing screens.

But some of the most interesting feedback has come from conversations between users and our AI assistant.

Here’s what happens:

Sometimes todai answers with... another question.
And testers go like:

— Why isn’t it giving me advice?

Is it broken?

— Not quite.

Our AI isn’t just designed to reply.

It’s designed to think with you — and sometimes that means gathering more input before it responds.

We don’t believe in vague advice or cookie-cutter psychology.

If the system doesn’t have enough context about your situation, it’ll slow down and ask for more. On purpose.

But yesterday, some of our testers shared a great idea to make this “conversation gap” smoother —

less friction, better flow. Our devs picked it up, built a quick fix, and pushed a new build within hours.

We’re planning to polish the app for public release around July 4, and right now it’s still very much in “build-with-community” mode.

Question for you, especially if you’re a founder or tech builder:

Have you ever used an AI tool not for productivity — but for reflection?

To sort your thoughts, decompress after a long day, or align your goals?

I personally use todai for that every morning. Not for testing — just to reset my focus.

And honestly, that’s where it really starts to shine.

We’ll share more bugs, feature suggestions, and user ideas soon — both here and in our private Slack & Telegram threads. Thanks to everyone building with us 🙏