Katie Parrott

Staff writer, AI editorial lead, and member of the Frontier Team at Every. Columbus, Ohio.

Projects

Compound Writing

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.”

Night Shift

Pick up a page at Dispatch and get it into the morning edition. Along the way, the city’s 33 residents each teach a different Compound Writing skill.

Play Night Shift
Released
September 2, 2026
Skills
33
License
MIT, open source
Published by
Every

Jerusalem at Passover

I built this model of Jerusalem with Fable 5.2 from a single prompt.

Build an immersive, historically accurate 3D model of Jerusalem during the week of Jesus's final visit.

It took 24 hours and 4.2 billion tokens to build. You can walk through the city, fly over it, or take a guided tour.

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.

About

Staff writer, AI editorial lead, and member of the Frontier Team at Every

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

I majored in English and German literature in college, to the bemusement of many. I spent a year after undergrad “teaching” English in Frankfurt, Germany, a futile mission in a part of the country where everyone speaks English anyway.

I got my first job after that writing pitch decks and crowdfunding websites for startups in the post-JOBS Act era. Since then I’ve been in-house, freelance, agency-side, and now I’m at Every.

And yes, I do it all from Columbus, Ohio, where I live with my perfect precious angel, Ava.

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

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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.” Friday Night Bible Study with ChatGPT

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