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.’

Dec 1, 2021

How To Write Philosophy with Dr. Pamela Hieronymi

The “consulting philosopher” on The Good Place shares her process for thinking and writing

Aug 30, 2024

OpenAI’s New Model, Strawberry, Explained

ChatGPT’s next big evolution lies in its ability to solve the ‘strawberry’ problem

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

May 12, 2023

Does GPT-4 Know Me Better Than My Girlfriend?

A dangerous question with fascinating answers

Apr 2, 2024

The Knowledge Economy Is Over. Welcome to the Allocation Economy

In the age of AI, every maker becomes a manager

Apr 7, 2023

AI Doomsday For People Who Don’t Wear Fedoras

Should we bomb the GPU clusters? A primer.

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

Aug 9, 2024

Review: ChatGPT’s New Advanced Voice Mode

AI’s new voice is a leap into the future

Jul 26, 2022

You Grow from Your Edges

A review of Standing at the Edge

Jun 2, 2023

Please Make a Better Kindle

It could be 10x better, here’s how

Jan 26, 2024

ChatGPT Unlocks the Most Powerful Force on Earth

It increases human coordination

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

Apr 26, 2024

What Can Language Models Actually Do?

Part one: Language models as text compressors

Mar 3, 2023

How to Make AI Write Like Your Favorite Author

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

May 29, 2024

Introducing ‘AI & I’

How to use AI to think, create, and relate

Mar 10, 2023

Where Copilots Work

A simple checklist for builders

Aug 2, 2024

The Great AI Unbundling

Why ChatGPT and Claude will spawn the next wave of startups

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 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

Sep 9, 2021

How James Clear is Writing His Next Book

Asana, Google Docs, and Meeting Readers Where they Are

Apr 1, 2024

What I Do When I Can’t Sleep

AI, insomnia, and the articulation of taste

Dec 10, 2022

Artificial Unintelligence

Returning risky results is a dimension of performance for AI models

May 28, 2022

Perfectionism: Why and How to Beat It

A Guide to Doing Great Work without Fixating on Flawlessness

Jul 14, 2023

The Optimal Level of Optimization

Lessons on goal maximization from machine learning