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Applying the APS Style Manual as a rules engine
Bycraigthomler 29 April 2026

I spoke at the IBR Gen AI Transforming Govt PA & Comms conference last week. The event handed out copies of the Government Writing Handbook – the APS Style Manual in distilled form – to everyone in the room. My immediate thought was: Is this available as a GenAI skill yet? Or as a RAG knowledge…

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