Katie Parrott

Katie Parrott

Staff writer at Every. Columbus, Ohio.

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KatieI’m Katie Parrott. I make stuff with words.

This city is full of questions about AI. Walk with me and I’ll tell you what’s going on, in plain English.

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KatieEvery sign out here is a question people ask me about AI. Point at one and I’ll tell you what I think.

KatieThe sign says “deployed artifacts.” It means things I made.

Projects

Compound Writing

A writing plugin for Claude and Codex

A context-first writing toolbox for developing ideas, drafting, revising, stress-testing, and preparing work for publication without sanding off the writer.

“I think of Compound Writing as a writing gym.”
Released
September 2, 2026
Skills
33
License
MIT, open source
Published by
Every

The plugin on GitHub Compound Writing: The Ultimate Guide

From any Claude Code session:/plugin marketplace add EveryInc/compound-writing
/plugin install compound-writing@compound-writing

Jerusalem at Passover

A 3D reconstruction

Jerusalem in Passover week, rebuilt in 3D, with walk, fly and tour modes.

Open Jerusalem at Passover

Marginalia

A Bible study notebook

The Bible study notebook I built for myself and use regularly. The AI in it helps me organize and find my notes. It never writes them.

“The AI should be a librarian, never a writer: help me organize, help me surface, help me connect the dots, but don’t do it for me.”

A free template, and the method I used to make it, are on the way.

Katie“Human-generated text corpus” means writing. This is some of mine.

Writing

Working Overtime

My column at Every on how technology is changing work.

Guides

Long how-to guides, published by Every.

Vibe Check

Every's hands-on reviews of new AI models.

The Curiosity Gap

My personal newsletter. Longer, weirder, more confessional.

Everything I have written for Every

Katie“Operator profile” means who’s talking. That’s me.

About

I write, test, and build with AI, then report what works for me so others can decide what works for them.

Staff writer at Every. Columbus, Ohio.

Essays, apps, and agents—because words are magic.

KatieIf you missed a sign, all the questions are here.

Questions I get about AI

Does AI write your essays for you?
“One of my editors just happens to be an AI. The rest is still me.” From “Writing With AI Is Harder Than You Think”
Is writing with AI the lazy way out?
“I engineered a system that regularly humiliates me, and I keep coming back for more. If that’s not commitment to the craft, I don’t know what is.” From “Writing With AI Is Harder Than You Think”
Does AI actually save you time?
“Once AI clicks for someone, they don’t use it to work less. They use it to work more.” From “AI Was Supposed to Free My Time. It Consumed It.”
Why is it so hard to stop prompting?
“When a prompt fails, I’m convinced the next one will crack it. When it succeeds, the hit of accomplishment sends me straight into the next task.” From “AI Was Supposed to Free My Time. It Consumed It.”
How do you know AI is worth it?
“For me, the proof of AI’s value is in the fact that I’m still here, doing work I’m proud of.” From “AI Solved the Problem I Couldn’t Explain to Managers”
What is the most valuable use of AI?
“The technologies that change the very texture of work—that make it possible to move with ease instead of fighting yourself every day—might be the most valuable AI applications we build.” From “AI Solved the Problem I Couldn’t Explain to Managers”
Will AI make everyone’s writing sound the same?
“When everyone has access to the same polishing tool, we risk a kind of digital invisibility—millions of pieces of content, all professionally adequate, none memorable.” From “How to Keep Your Writing Weird in the Age of AI”
How should writers work with AI?
“The art lies in building a collaborative process where AI helps you discover and structure your ideas, but you remain the final arbiter of texture—knowing when smoothness serves your purpose, and when roughness is exactly what the piece needs.” From “How to Keep Your Writing Weird in the Age of AI”
Can AI write in your voice?
“Astra can write a full article that sounds like me and make substantial revisions from an editor’s feedback.” From “Vibe Check: GPT-6 Astra Is a Big Upgrade With Some Bad Habits”
Can AI be a good teacher?
“ChatGPT had become the kind of teacher I’d always wanted: able to go as fast and as deep as I wanted to, without having to wait for any other kids in the class to catch up.” From “Friday Night Bible Study with ChatGPT”
Is AI good for anything besides work?
“AI has put me back in touch with something that I haven’t felt since undergrad: the pure pleasure of learning for its own sake.” From “Friday Night Bible Study with ChatGPT”

Katie“Handshake protocol” means say hello. Here’s where to find me.

Contact

KatieThat’s the tour. Thanks for walking with me.

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What I think