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Behind the Craft · Sunday, November 1, 2026

Google Labs PM Shares Rules for AI-Assisted Strategy Documents

Google Labs product director Jaclyn Konzelmann outlines rules for using AI in document creation, stating that if a document takes longer to read than it took to produce, it is not allowed, and authors must be able to defend every single word.

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“If it takes somebody longer to read, The thing you produced, then it took you to produce it? Not allowed. Like, A, I think that just shows you didn't even take the time to read it yourself, and so that's like a big red flag in my books. But then the other thing I would say is you should be able to actually defend every single word that you've written out...”
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.
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