Vamsee Jasti

I’m Vamsee Jasti. I think about what to build with AI — and what not to.

I’m Senior Director of Product Management at Meta, where I lead AI Search for Facebook and build core Search infrastructure for Instagram, and Threads. Before that, I spent over a decade at Google leading product for Google Chat, Google Search, and AMP.

What I’m thinking about

When you can build almost anything with AI, how do you figure out what’s actually worth building? That’s the question underneath most of what I write. Along the way: what “good enough” means for AI features, how to build trust when your product’s outputs are probabilistic, and how product managers and leaders need to evolve alongside the tools they’re adopting.

Writing on AI & Product

• Not Every AI Feature Needs Real-Time Inference
• The Search Box Is Dead. Long Live the Search Box.
• When Not to Use AI

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Personal Blog

I also write about life, running, travel, and whatever else is on my mind.

• Paternity Privilege
• Attachment To Staying Present
• Maui & The Big Island

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Art

Generative art pieces exploring organic form, earth pigments, and raw canvas — created through code but inspired by handmade aesthetics. Each piece is free to view and download.

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About

I live in sunny Alameda in the Bay Area, California. These days, I enjoy swimming, biking, architecture and interior design. In a past life, I used to be a runner: My experience running an Ultra Marathon

Books that shaped my thinking

• Product & Strategy: 
  • Good Strategy Bad Strategy
  • Inspired
  • 7 Powers
  • Beyond Entrepreneurship
• Personal Growth: 
  • The Issue at Hand
  • Non-violent Communication
  • Bird By Bird

Say hi: vamseej@gmail.com · LinkedIn