Dan Shipper, CEO of the AI-driven startup Every, spent $13,000 on OpenAI's Codex in one month, highlighting the growing reliance on advanced AI tools in modern workplaces.
Shipper sees this expense as a standard business cost, just like employee benefits
Jun 01, 2026
07:50 pm
What's the storyDan Shipper, the Co-founder and CEO of AI-focused start-up Every, has revealed that he spent nearly $13,000 (₹12.3 lakh) on OpenAI's Codex in just one month.
The revelation highlights how much artificial intelligence tools have become an integral part of workplace operations.
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