Google Labs' Guiding Philosophy: Users First, Google Second, Labs Third
Jaclyn Konzelmann explains that Google Labs follows a guiding philosophy of prioritizing users first, Google second, and Labs third, combining emerging model capabilities with emerging user trends to drive product development.
“We also just have this general philosophy that we want to build Users first, Google second, Labs third.”
Jaclyn Konzelmann
Heard on Behind the Craft — “Gemini 4 Changed How Google Builds Products | Jaclyn Konzelmann”, published Sunday, November 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.