Product Manager at Google working on the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Previously at GitHub Education building GitHub Classroom. University of Michigan graduate based in New York City.
Leading Vibe Coding & AI Studio
Kat Kampf leads vibe coding for Google AI Studio, pioneering a new approach where developers describe multi-modal applications and let AI handle implementation details. Her work focuses on democratizing AI development through accessible, free-to-use tools that eliminate backend complexity.
Key Philosophy: “First Generation Where Anyone Can Build Software”
Kat advocates for radical accessibility in AI development. Google AI Studio provides full backend support, runtime execution, and Google Search grounding—all without requiring developers to manage infrastructure. The platform supports agentic tool calling, artifact-based sharing, and modern design sensibilities that break free from traditional UI framework constraints.
Published Work on Google Developers Blog
Prolific contributor to the Google Developers Blog with articles on AI Studio and Gemini capabilities:
- An upgraded dev experience in Google AI Studio (May 2025)
- Making it easier to build with the Gemini API in Google AI Studio (April 2025)
- Introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (August 2025)
- Create and edit images with Gemini 2.0 in preview (May 2025)
- Dive Deep into Gemini: Explore Starter Apps in AI Studio (December 2024)
- Compare Mode in Google AI Studio (October 2024)
Gemini 3 Pro Vision
Kat’s work on Gemini 3 Pro emphasizes three core capabilities:
UI and Sensibility - Understanding modern design principles, moving beyond “cyberpunk gradients” to intentional aesthetics with shader animations and contemporary visual language.
Agentic Tool Calling - Native support for building autonomous systems that coordinate multiple tools and make independent decisions.
Design-First Development - Eliminating the “grok your way around Figma” problem by having AI understand design intent directly, translating visual concepts into working applications.
Conference Appearance
Event: AI Engineering Code Summit 2025 Date: November 21, 2025 Time: 1:45 PM - 2:04 PM Co-Presenter: Ammaar Reshi (Product & Design Lead, Google)
Demonstrated live applications including: vibe-coded comic books with choose-your-own-adventure mechanics, multiplayer video games with real-time networking, custom sticker generators with API integration, and using AI Studio to build AI Studio itself (meta-development with export to Antigravity).
Key Insights
“First generation where anyone can build software”
“No more groking their way around Figma”
“We don’t want you to think about those details” — Referring to backend infrastructure abstraction
Last Updated: November 24, 2025