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AI Creation Workspace Decision Record
Choose the least complex workspace that still provides enough context, direct control, review, collaboration, versioning, testing, data protection, and durable ownership
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AI Creation Workspace Decision Record
Decision rule
Choose the least complex workspace that still provides enough context, direct control, review, collaboration, versioning, testing, data protection, and durable ownership for the current artifact and consequence of error.
Category map
| Category | Intended stage | Canonical handoff |
|---|---|---|
| Conversational chat | Disposable exploration and alternatives | Canvas, file, notebook, or task record |
| Editable AI canvas | Direct iteration on a visible artifact | Editorial file, design file, notebook, editor, or repository |
| Design workspace | Layout, components, assets, and visual review | Approved export and publishing system |
| Notebook | Reproducible analysis and experiments | Reviewed pipeline, report, or application |
| Local editor | Direct file and code control | Production repository |
| Production repository | Source review, tests, builds, ownership, and release history | Authorized deployment |
| Content-management system | Canonical public copy and governed release | Published surface and revision record |
Required questions
The decision record names the artifact, reader or user job, consequence if wrong, canonical owner, context, edit granularity, reviewers, collaboration roles, versioning, recovery, tests, data classification, selected workspace, handoff trigger, destination, and owner.
Source boundary
Gemini Canvas is a dated example of the editable-canvas category. Its current documentation supports direct editing, preview, recent changes, sharing, and export. It does not define every canvas or guarantee the selected account's behavior.
OWASP and WCAG establish why production code and final web accessibility need environments and qualified review beyond a visual preview.
The Gemini Apps Privacy Hub demonstrates why data treatment depends on the actual product, account, settings, region, and agreement.
Sources
Follow the evidence.
- Gemini API changelogai.google.dev
- ai.google.dev: image generationai.google.dev
- ai.google.dev: modelsai.google.dev
- blog.google: google gemini ai update december 2024blog.google
- blog.google: gemini collaboration featuresblog.google
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.org: Secure Code Review Cheat Sheetcheatsheetseries.owasp.org
- daltonanderson.ghost.io: googles new ai gemini canvas consistent image modelsdaltonanderson.ghost.io
- NIST Generative AI Profilenvlpubs.nist.gov
- open.spotify.com: 4O0DCv9Na8StBZnoXJlZ1bopen.spotify.com
- policies.google.com: use policypolicies.google.com
- spec.c2pa.org: aboutspec.c2pa.org
- Gemini Apps Privacy Hubsupport.google.com
- support.google.com: 16047321support.google.com
- workspaceupdates.googleblog.com: introducing canvas for the gemini appworkspaceupdates.googleblog.com
- copyright.gov: aicopyright.gov
- daltonanderson.net: googles new ai gemini canvas consistent image modelsdaltonanderson.net
- w3.org: WCAG22w3.org
- youtu.be: qoGIyz0azwwyoutu.be