# AI Assistant answers blank response after fresh OpenOps install

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573>\
**Category:** Agents & AI\
**Created:** [December 22, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573 "2023-12-22T12:19:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![k4NhtBBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@k4NhtBBG](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/k4NhtBBG)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573/1 "2023-12-22T12:19:19Z")

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Hi everyone,  
Thank you so much for all your work around OpenOps.  
I try to experiment OpenOps on a self-hosted machine.  
I followed exactely the install instructions using localai backend.

I don’t know how to check OpenOps version but  
I cloned [GitHub - mattermost/openops: Open source stack for applying AI to workflows in secure environments](https://github.com/mattermost/openops) on master branch currently on 5eee75a.

I succeeded to connect to the Mattermost OpenOps instance.  
When I try to initiate a discussion with AI Assistant, the latter responds instantly with blank answers.

 ![image(1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/mattermost/original/2X/0/083b067f92a50162ef26f2776d6195e6b4cbd51c.png)

Thank you in advance for your help, wish you best for the end of the year.

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**Author:** ![k4NhtBBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@k4NhtBBG](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/k4NhtBBG)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573/2 "2023-12-22T13:10:29Z")

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When I examin openops-localai docker container stdout, with `docker logs`, I see this error:

```auto
12:34PM DBG Request received: {"model":"gpt4all-j","file":"","language":"","response_format":"","size":"","prompt":null,"instruction":"","input":null,"stop":null,"messages":[{"role":"system","content":"You are a helpful assistant."},{"role":"user","content":"Hello."}],"stream":true,"echo":false,"top_p":1,"top_k":0,"temperature":1,"max_tokens":0,"n":0,"batch":0,"f16":false,"ignore_eos":false,"repeat_penalty":0,"n_keep":0,"mirostat_eta":0,"mirostat_tau":0,"mirostat":0,"frequency_penalty":0,"tfz":0,"seed":0,"mode":0,"step":0,"typical_p":0}
12:34PM DBG Parameter Config: &{OpenAIRequest:{Model:gpt4all-j File: Language: ResponseFormat: Size: Prompt:<nil> Instruction: Input:<nil> Stop:<nil> Messages:[]
Stream:false Echo:false TopP:1 TopK:80 Temperature:1 Maxtokens:512 N:0 Batch:0 F16:false IgnoreEOS:false RepeatPenalty:0 Keep:0 MirostatETA:0 MirostatTAU:0 Mirostat:0 FrequencyPenalty:0 TFZ:0 Seed:0 Mode:0 Step:0 TypicalP:0} Name: StopWords:[] Cutstrings:[] TrimSpace:[] ContextSize:512 F16:false Threads:4 Debug:true Roles:map[] Embeddings:false Backend: TemplateConfig:{Completion: Chat: Edit:} MirostatETA:0 MirostatTAU:0 Mirostat:0 NGPULayers:0 MMap:false MMlock:false TensorSplit:
MainGPU: ImageGenerationAssets: PromptCachePath: PromptCacheAll:false PromptCacheRO:false PromptStrings:[] InputStrings:[] InputToken:[]}
12:34PM DBG Stream request received
12:34PM DBG Template found, input modified to: The prompt below is a question to answer, a task to complete, or a conversation to respond to; decide which and write an appropriate response
### Prompt:
You are a helpful assistant.
Hello.
### Response:
12:34PM DBG Loading model 'gpt4all-j' greedly
12:34PM DBG [llama] Attempting to load
12:34PM DBG Loading model llama from gpt4all-j
12:34PM DBG Sending chunk: {"object":"chat.completion.chunk","model":"gpt4all-j","choices":[{"delta":{"role":"assistant"}}],"usage":{"prompt_tokens":0,"completion_tokens":0,"total_tokens":0}}

12:34PM DBG Loading model in memory from file: /models/gpt4all-j
llama.cpp: loading model from /models/gpt4all-j
error loading model: unexpectedly reached end of file
llama_init_from_file: failed to load model
12:34PM DBG [llama] Fails: failed loading model
12:34PM DBG [gpt4all] Attempting to load
12:34PM DBG Loading model gpt4all from gpt4all-j
12:34PM DBG Loading model in memory from file: /models/gpt4all-j
12:34PM DBG [gpt4all] Loads OK

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which indicates the model was not correctly loaded.

Would you know why?

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**Author:** ![Choroxeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Choroxeye](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Choroxeye)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573/3 "2024-03-04T13:38:26Z")

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Checking the OpenOps version can be a bit tricky, but since you cloned from the master branch, you’re likely up-to-date.

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**Author:** ![Choroxeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Choroxeye](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Choroxeye)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/ai-assistant-answers-blank-response-after-fresh-openops-install/17573/4 "2024-03-08T11:38:28Z")

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As for the AI Assistant giving blank responses, I’ve encountered a similar situation before. One time, while testing out an [AI for sales](https://aicenter.ai/stevieai/landing), I faced a similar issue where it seemed like the AI wasn’t engaging properly. What helped me was tweaking the settings and giving it more context. Sometimes, these AIs need a bit of guidance to understand what we’re looking for. Maybe try phrasing your questions a bit differently or providing more details to see if that helps spark some meaningful responses.