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Jie GONG

Zhaobei: Building an AI Workforce

What happens when AI agents become employees? At Zhaobei, they take on jobs, learn from experience, and find ways to game their targets. Managing an AI workforce takes more than getting the technology to work.
Tapread: From R&D Queue to Business Flow
AI Didn’t Replace the Radiologist. It Replaced the Junior One
Scaling Expert Knowledge with AI at CIMC
Compressing Coordination with AI at Decathlon China
The C-Smart Agent: A New Service Model at Yum China
Scaling Managers with AI at KFC China
The Double-Edged Sword of Mandatory AI Adoption at a Leading Medical Device Firm
CAMO Conference 2025: The Great Compression – When AI Meets Organizations. (Slides available for download)

Conference Program Opening Remarks Featured Talks Panel Discussions
Better Technology, Worse Motivation: GenAI and the Mediocrity Trap

Resources › Working Papers Working Paper This version: July 2025 Abstract While generative AI (GenAI) promises productive efficiency, it can paradoxically lead to lower-quality work. We conducted an experiment with professional illustrators and found that AI assistance flattens the quality curve—it accelerates initial gains but sharply diminishes the returns on sustained effort. Faced with this,…