Shytoshi Kusama, lead ambassador for Shiba Inu, posted a detailed response this week on X addressing holder concerns about project direction and commitment. He answered whether started projects will finish and explained how the AI ecosystem now guides development (Ed. note: Kusama published an AI paper in July 2025).
An X user asked about the plan, linked in the original discussion, and prompted the reply. According to the tweet, the user asked about “what the plan was exactly” and whether projects would be completed. Data shows the community sought clarity.
Kusama framed the effort as building a 1,000-piece puzzle to explain scope and structure. He said the puzzle’s corners represent core tokens and the outline includes SHIB, BONE, LEASH, TREAT, and Bad tokens.
He described the puzzle’s interior as a challenge, calling it a “crazy hard puzzle that took years” and noting “shadowcats often knocking out some pieces.” Kusama said work stalled without a guiding box.
AI now provides that framework and speeds development. Kusama explained he returned to parts of the puzzle “in a different room, which is AI” and wrote that when pieces click, teams can build faster and more efficiently.
Kaal Dhairya also commented on direction and wrote that 2026 “will be about repair, focus, and building something that can actually last.” Data shows the project now centers AI as the unifying element across prior initiatives. Stated leadership views this as a major strategic shift.
