Dan Shipper

Dan Shipper is the CEO and cofounder of Every. Every week he explores the frontiers of AI in his column, Chain of Thought, and on his podcast, ‘AI & I.’

Jul 21, 2023

What Comes After SaaS?

Bespoke apps for everyone—customized by AI

Dec 22, 2021

What Worked for Me in 2021

I’m constantly experimenting with tools, systems, routines, books, and supplements to try to live a better life. Experimentation is the esse

Apr 2, 2024

The Knowledge Economy Is Over. Welcome to the Allocation Economy

In the age of AI, every maker becomes a manager

Sep 22, 2023

Great Artists Steal (With LLMs)

You can only steal what you can find—and AI lets you find exactly what you need

May 12, 2023

Does GPT-4 Know Me Better Than My Girlfriend?

A dangerous question with fascinating answers

Jan 26, 2024

ChatGPT Unlocks the Most Powerful Force on Earth

It increases human coordination

Jun 18, 2024

Introducing Spiral

A powerful prompt builder that automates 80 percent of repetitive writing, thinking, and decision-making tasks

Jun 2, 2023

Please Make a Better Kindle

It could be 10x better, here’s how

Oct 22, 2021

What Is Underneath Productivity?

I’ve been obsessing about productivity for a long time. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about tools for thought and second brains. Bu

Jul 26, 2022

You Grow from Your Edges

A review of Standing at the Edge

Apr 7, 2023

AI Doomsday For People Who Don’t Wear Fedoras

Should we bomb the GPU clusters? A primer.

Apr 26, 2024

What Can Language Models Actually Do?

Part one: Language models as text compressors

Apr 1, 2024

What I Do When I Can’t Sleep

AI, insomnia, and the articulation of taste

Oct 27, 2023

ChatGPT Is the Best Journal I’ve Ever Used

My slow and steady progression to living out the plot of the movie 'Her'

Apr 28, 2023

AI and the Future of Programming

An interview with Replit co-founder Amjad Masad

Jul 14, 2023

The Optimal Level of Optimization

Lessons on goal maximization from machine learning

May 28, 2022

Perfectionism: Why and How to Beat It

A Guide to Doing Great Work without Fixating on Flawlessness

Apr 20, 2022

How I Tamed Panic

A Comprehensive Guide to an Unfortunate Experience

Dec 8, 2023

Will Google’s Bard Be a Destination Chatbot?

Why it could succeed or fail—and what that means for the future of AI chatbots

Mar 3, 2023

How to Make AI Write Like Your Favorite Author

A step-by-step guide from prompting to fine-tuning

Aug 9, 2024

Review: ChatGPT’s New Advanced Voice Mode

AI’s new voice is a leap into the future

Apr 16, 2025

Vibe Check: o3 Is Here—And It’s Great

The highest praise I can give is that I’m already using it all the time

Dec 10, 2022

Artificial Unintelligence

Returning risky results is a dimension of performance for AI models

Dec 15, 2020

Tasting Notes with Robin Sloan

The bestselling novelist shares his recipe for taking notes that spark novels.