Google’s guidance does not ban AI-assisted content. It focuses on whether a page helps people and whether scaled pages add original value. The risky pattern is publishing large amounts of lightly transformed or unsupported text primarily to cover search queries.
Use AI to organize notes, explore an outline, or improve clarity. A responsible editor still needs to choose sources, verify every time-sensitive claim, add first-hand evidence, explain trade-offs, and remove generic material that does not help the intended reader.
For reviews, document the tested version, date, scenario, and observable result. For educational content, link statistics to a specific source and explain their limits. For programmatic pages, publish only combinations that represent a real decision and contain unique analysis.
Before publication, ask: Does this page contain something a reader could not get from a vendor summary? Are the author and update date clear? Can every important number be traced? Would the page still deserve to exist without the target keyword?