World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 25, 2026 • Session details

Where Judgment Went — and How to Put It Back

AI is quietly erasing human judgment from product management. Learn how to reinsert control by governing system rules and building a ladder of AI autonomy.

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1:18 min

Establishing a framework to retain AI product judgment

Sam Jarvinen

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4:56 min

Losing product judgment to autonomous AI systems

Sam Jarvinen

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3:33 min

Navigating developer bottlenecks and human accountability

Werner Vogels

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Balancing AI investment with product shipping commitments

Ajita Kanchivakam Ananth

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1:56 min

Retaining product management skills through deliberate friction

Sam Jarvinen

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Expanding AI across the product development lifecycle

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