Today AI

Today AI is a proactive personal AI assistant from a Shanghai-based startup, built by Qi Junyuan, the founder of Teambition and former head of ByteDance's Doubao desktop team. It does more than answer questions: it remembers unfinished tasks, notices when things change, and comes back to you on its own — positioning itself as a "personal AI agent operating system".

Core capabilities

• Living memory: keeps a personal knowledge graph of your daily life, key people, projects, preferences and open to-dos; every memory can be viewed, edited or deleted
• Proactive service: generates a personalised morning briefing and evening report each day, and nudges you when new email arrives, schedules shift or rules change
• Task execution: plans multi-step tasks, calls tools, checks progress and reports results — turning requests into outcomes rather than suggestions
• Cloud computer: online around the clock; it can operate a browser, files and code, and keeps tasks moving after you shut everything down
• Connector ecosystem: covers around 32 services including Gmail, Slack, Notion, GitHub, WeChat and Apple HealthKit
• Cross-device continuity: the same task carries on across Mac, iPhone and Android

Best-fit scenarios It suits knowledge workers whose email, calendar, notes and files already live scattered across many tools (designers, product managers, founders, freelancers), plus anyone who wants a life steward that remembers and follows through. If your life is locked inside WeChat and you would rather not grant authorisations, the experience will be discounted for now.

What sets it apart While most agents compete on how many tools they can call or how complex a single task can be, Today takes a step further with "am I still working when you are not asking" — long-term memory plus proactive service, closer to a life steward than a delivery-focused agent.

Editorial verdict The team's track record is strong: the angel round drew IDG Capital and StepFun, and inspectable, editable memory is not yet standard among domestic peers. But the "full-disk scan" privacy controversy from the 72-hour public beta is real, and iOS stability and connector consistency still need polish. Grant permissions gradually on a ladder of trust. Rating: 4/5.