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  • Zhang Haigang Proposes the “AIGOS All-Domain Intelligent Growth Operating System”: Upgrading Enterprises from Traffic Operations to the Operation of Answer Assets, Trust Assets and Agent Execution Assets

    1. Model naming: AIGOS all-domain intelligent growth operating system

    AIGOS = AI Growth Operating System

    One-sentence definition:

    Starting from the full spectrum of user intent, capture explicit demand through SEO/ASO/DSO/SEM, influence AI answers and brand perception through AEO/GEO/GEM, connect product decision-making and task execution through PDE/Agent, and ultimately drive continuous growth with a data loop.

    Core path:

    User intent
    → capture at search/content/social/app entry points
    → build brand and product knowledge assets
    → multi-platform source distribution
    → AI answer mentions, citations and recommendations
    → PDE product/service discovery and decision
    → Agent consultation, booking, ordering, after-sales
    → CRM/private domain/repurchase
    → data feedback and budget reallocation
    
    

    The underlying judgment of this model is: GEO is not just stuffing the brand into AI answers but transforming product data, trust evidence, content scenarios and transaction capabilities into commercial assets that AI can retrieve, understand, verify, recommend and execute.


    2. The overall growth formula

    1. The ultimate growth formula

    AI all-domain growth =
    intent coverage rate
    × asset readability
    × source credibility
    × answer share
    × decision persuasiveness
    × transaction executability
    × repurchase and reputation feedback
    
    

    More specifically:

    Growth = I × A × T × V × R × E × L
    
    
    VariableMeaningCore question
    I: IntentIntent coverageHow do users actually ask, search and compare?
    A: AssetAsset readabilityCan official website, product pages, App, content, Feed and Schema be understood by machines?
    T: TrustTrust evidenceWhy does AI trust you? Are there official website, media, reports, reviews, cases and qualifications?
    V: VisibilityAI visibilityAre you in AI answers? Are you in the Top 3? Are you cited?
    R: ReasonRecommendation reasonCan AI clearly explain “why recommend you”?
    E: ExecutionExecution loopCan users directly consult, book, order, pay and get after-sales?
    L: LearningLearning iterationIs there continuous monitoring, attribution, error correction, term expansion and platform expansion?

    This is consistent with the e-commerce GEO/PDE formula: product data credibility × semantic matching × source authority × transaction executability × freshness consistency; if any link is 0, the recommendation chain breaks.


    3. Where all mainstream marketing models sit in the model

    ModelRole in AIGOSProblem it solvesCore assetsCore metrics
    SEOOfficial website and web search foundationCan users find you when searching Baidu, Google and BingOfficial website, blog, knowledge base, TDK, internal links, Schema, SitemapOrganic rankings, indexing, clicks, conversions
    SEMRapid capture of explicit demandCan high-intent terms quickly gain volume, be tested and convertKeywords, ad creatives, landing pages, conversion trackingCPC, CVR, CAC, ROAS
    ASOApp store growthIs the App searched, downloaded and trusted in app storesApp name, subtitle, screenshots, ratings, reviews, update notesKeyword rankings, download conversion, ratings
    DSOContent platform search growthCan you occupy in-app search in Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Kuaishou, WeChat, Bilibili, etc.Platform keywords, video/image-text content, account matrix, collections, product cardsSearch rankings, plays, favorites, direct messages, transactions
    AEOAnswer engine optimizationWhen users ask “how to choose, which is better, what to do”, are you directly cited in answersFAQ, HowTo, comparison tables, structured summaries, Q&A pagesAnswer citations, featured snippets, FAQ exposure
    GEOGenerative AI answer optimizationDo ChatGPT, Doubao, DeepSeek, Yuanbao, Qianwen, etc. mention, cite or recommend the brandBrand fact base, semantic content, evidence chain, source matrix, entity relationshipsAI mention rate, citation rate, Top 3, first-recommendation rate, sentiment
    GEMGenerative engine marketingHow to influence results in paid or semi-paid AI search/chat/recommendation commercialization scenariosSponsored Answer, AI search ads, brand Agent, product Feed, offersAI ad impressions, AI recommendation clicks, inquiries, GMV
    PDEProduct discovery/decision engineCan AI help users ask, compare, choose, buy and managePIM, Feed, SKU, reviews, price, inventory, policies, transaction APIProduct card appearance rate, comparison inclusion rate, purchase conversion rate
    AgentAgent executionCan AI complete consultation, booking, ordering and after-sales for usersAPI, customer service, payment, inventory, permissions, risk control, after-sales systemsTask completion rate, booking rate, payment rate, after-sales resolution rate
    PR/KOL/KOC/UGCSources and social proofWhy AI and users trust youMedia coverage, reviews, expert opinions, user reviews, community discussionsHigh-authority citations, positive reputation, content reuse rate
    CRM/private domain/membershipRepurchase and lifecycleHow to repurchase, refer others and accumulate data after the first conversionWeCom, communities, membership, SMS, email, customer service knowledge baseRepurchase rate, LTV, NPS, referrals
    Data attribution/CDPBudget scheduling systemWhich entry points truly bring growthGA/Baidu Tongji/Juliang/Xiaohongshu/CRM/AIDSO monitoring dataCAC, LTV, ROI, AI contribution

    In this article, GEM is used as a term within the AIGOS framework, referring to Generative Engine Marketing, and does not represent an industry-standard term or a platform capability newly added by AIDSO. According to this article’s framework, GEO leans toward organic trust and citation, while GEM leans toward commercial operation of AI entry points, potentially covering AI search ads, sponsored answers, brand Agents, product Feed, AI recommendation slots, Agentic Commerce transaction chains and other directions.


    4. The 7-layer architecture of AIGOS

    Layer 1: all-intent map layer

    Do not start from “keywords” but from real user tasks.

    Users no longer only search “running shoes” but will ask:

    Recommend beginner shoes for trail running under $150
    Which noise-cancelling headphones for commuting, budget 700, is more suitable?
    My child is weak in middle school math; is there a reliable tutoring class nearby?
    A B2B company wants to do GEO; how to judge whether a service provider is reliable?
    
    

    Therefore, the intent library should be split into 6 categories:

    Intent typeUser expressionCorresponding model
    Awareness intent“What is…” “What is it used for…”SEO/AEO/GEO
    Problem intent“What should I do” “How to solve it”AEO/GEO/content marketing
    Comparison intent“Which is better, A or B”GEO/PDE/SEM
    Decision intent“Recommend a…” “What to buy within budget”GEO/PDE/GEM
    Local intent“Where is there a … nearby”SEO/DSO/maps/Agent
    Execution intent“Help me book/order/generate a plan”Agent/PDE/CRM

    In the PDE framework adopted in this article, the user path is summarized as a migration from “keyword search — link click — self-judgment” to “natural language question — AI-generated answer — product decision — agent execution — transaction loop”; this is the model expression used in this article to organize the growth chain.


    Layer 2: AI-readable asset layer

    This layer is the foundation of the entire model.

    You need to turn all enterprise content into AI-readable assets rather than marketing materials scattered across platforms.

    Core assets include:

    Asset typeContent
    Brand fact baseCompany name, brand positioning, product lines, advantages, qualifications, cases, service scope
    Product/service knowledge baseSKU, price, inventory, parameters, suitable audience, contraindications, after-sales, FAQ
    Evidence baseWhite papers, reports, certifications, testing, media, customer cases, expert opinions
    Content component libraryQ&A, rankings, reviews, comparisons, tutorials, pitfalls, checklists, industry guides
    Schema/Feed/APIProduct Schema, Merchant Feed, App data, store data, inventory API
    Agent capability baseConsultation, booking, quotation, payment, after-sales, work orders, customer service knowledge base

    AI shopping answers usually go through six steps — Query Rewrite, Retrieval, Chunking, Rerank, Synthesis, Action — so enterprises should separately optimize intent terms, official website/product pages, FAQ/tables/JSON-LD, authoritative evidence, recommendation reasons and transaction links.


    Layer 3: trust structure layer

    AI will not recommend you because you “say a lot” but because it can find enough evidence that you are worth recommending.

    The trust structure is recommended to adopt the 5T standard:

    StandardRequirementExample
    TruthNo fabrication, no exaggerationReal parameters, real cases, real reviews
    TraceableHas source, time and originReport links, testing numbers, media URLs
    Third-partyNot only self-talkIndustry media, associations, experts, user reviews
    TimelyPrices, inventory and policies updated in timeFeed, inventory, offers, after-sales synchronization
    TransparentClear disclosure of business cooperation, AI generation and advertisingCooperation labels, AI content labels, review sources

    The source matrix should cover official websites/brand sites, e-commerce product pages, brand accounts/content platforms, authoritative media/vertical media, UGC/reviews/communities, manuals/APIs, etc.; different sources respectively serve as fact sources, transaction sources, reputation sources, authority sources and agent execution sources.


    Layer 4: multi-entry occupancy layer

    This layer is responsible for “letting both users and AI see you”.

    It is recommended to divide entries into 5 groups:

    Entry groupMain playbookTypical platforms
    Search entriesSEO + SEMBaidu, Google, Bing, Sogou, 360
    App entriesASO + ASAApp Store, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo
    Content search entriesDSO/KSO/RSO/WSO/BSO/TSODouyin, Xiaohongshu, Kuaishou, WeChat, Bilibili, overseas platforms
    AI answer entriesAEO + GEOChatGPT, Doubao, DeepSeek, Qianwen, Yuanbao, Kimi, Wenxin
    Agent transaction entriesGEM + PDE + AgentChatGPT Shopping, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, Taobao/Qianwen, Douyin e-commerce

    The AIDSO official website has already positioned its existing capabilities as a GEO × DSO dual-frequency resonance growth model and proposes solutions that link Q&A fields and search fields based on real user demand on mobile and PC. (AIDSO Aisou) This step can be further upgraded into “all-entry intent operation”.


    Layer 5: answer share layer

    This is the main battlefield of AEO/GEO/GEM.

    What you need to compete for is not a “ranking” but:

    Does AI mention you?
    Does it cite you?
    Does it put you in the Top 3?
    Does it explain your recommendation reason?
    Does it give your link/product card/store/booking entry?
    Does it treat competitors as the default answer?
    
    

    It is recommended to build 6 types of answer assets:

    Answer assetPurpose
    One-sentence conclusionLet AI quickly restate who you are and who you suit
    Recommendation reason baseLet AI know why to recommend you
    Comparison tableSupport “you vs competitors”
    Suitable/unsuitable explanationReduce mis-recommendation and complaint risks
    FAQCover long-tail Q&A
    Evidence chainSupport AI citations and user trust

    The AIDSO official website currently shows capabilities such as multi-platform quick query, brand diagnosis, mention rate analysis, citation source tracking and article citation tracking, which can serve as the monitoring foundation for this layer. (AIDSO Aisou)


    Layer 6: PDE + Agent transaction execution layer

    This is the most easily underestimated but most critical layer in the future growth model.

    PDE = Product Discovery / Decision Engine.

    It is not simply “planting desire” but enabling AI to complete:

    ask → compare → choose → buy → manage
    
    

    Corresponding optimization objects:

    StageWhat enterprises need to prepare
    AskScenario queries, pain point terms, budget terms, audience terms
    CompareParameter tables, competitor comparisons, prices, reviews, pros and cons
    ChooseRecommendation reasons, suitable/unsuitable, risk notes
    BuyProduct cards, inventory, offers, payment, stores, customer service
    ManageAfter-sales, installation, maintenance, repurchase, consumables, work orders

    OpenAI officially states that merchants can share product Feeds so that products participate in product discovery in ChatGPT with more complete, updated and controllable data; ChatGPT shopping also displays images, prices and key details and returns purchases to the merchant’s own site or App by default. (ChatGPT) Google has further launched UCP, Business Agent, new Merchant Center attributes and AI Mode/Agentic Checkout for an agentic commerce loop from product discovery to purchase and after-sales support. (blog.google)


    Layer 7: data attribution and learning flywheel layer

    Finally, one question must be solved: how to prove that growth is effective?

    It is recommended to build a unified metric system:

    LayerMetrics
    Intent layerIntent coverage, term library size, question sample size, scenario coverage
    Search layerSEO rankings, SEM conversions, DSO rankings, ASO rankings
    AI visibility layerAI mention rate, Top 3 rate, first-recommendation rate, brand co-occurrence rate
    Citation layerCitation rate, citation source quality, official website citation share, third-party citation share
    Answer quality layerAnswer accuracy, recommendation reason completeness, sentiment, misreading rate
    PDE layerProduct card appearance rate, link appearance rate, price and inventory accuracy, transaction conversion rate
    Agent layerConsultation completion rate, booking rate, order rate, after-sales resolution rate
    Business layerLeads, deals, GMV, CAC, ROAS, LTV, repurchase rate

    For acceptance, do not promise to “control AI” or “guarantee first place”. A more prudent approach is: fixed samples, multiple platforms and multiple rounds of sampling, observing trend improvement, error reduction, citation quality improvement and business contribution. The specific sampling method is a suggestion in this article: do not use a single answer as the acceptance basis but conduct multiple samples and keep records such as screenshots, URLs, platform versions and time.


    5. The AIGOS flywheel: upgrade from traffic flywheel to answer flywheel

    1. Discover real intent
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    2. Build AI-readable assets
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    3. Distribute to high-authority sources
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    4. Be searched, cited and recommended
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    5. Enter the PDE decision chain
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    6. Be executed by Agent for consultation/booking/ordering
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    7. Generate transactions, reviews, cases and repurchases
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    8. Flow back as stronger trust evidence
    
    

    This is the strongest growth flywheel of the future:

    Not buying traffic once, but letting every piece of content, review, transaction and after-sales interaction accumulate into brand assets that AI can reuse.


    6. Productization design suggestions for AIDSO

    Based on AIDSO’s existing GEO, DSO, ASO, SEO and monitoring capabilities, the platform can be upgraded into 6 product middle platforms.

    1. Intent OS: all-domain intent middle platform

    Integrate:

    SEO keywords
    SEM bidding terms
    DSO platform hot terms
    ASO app terms
    AI question phrasings
    e-commerce search terms
    customer service consultation terms
    competitor terms
    
    

    Output:

    industry intent map
    brand opportunity terms
    competitor squeeze terms
    AI recommendation question phrasings
    PDE transaction question phrasings
    Agent execution question phrasings
    
    

    2. Asset OS: AI asset middle platform

    Manage:

    brand fact base
    product/service library
    FAQ library
    evidence base
    recommendation reason base
    competitor comparison library
    Schema/Feed/API
    
    

    The goal is to transform enterprise content from “prose-style marketing materials” into “answer components AI can extract”.

    3. Trust OS: source trust middle platform

    Monitor and manage:

    official website
    Baike/Zhidao/Zhihu/Baijiahao
    Xiaohongshu/Douyin/Bilibili/WeChat
    industry media
    authoritative reports
    UGC reviews
    e-commerce product pages
    
    

    Core outputs:

    source weight scoring
    AI citation preferences
    negative risk sources
    source gaps
    source supplementation suggestions
    
    

    4. Answer OS: AI answer operations middle platform

    Cover:

    Doubao
    DeepSeek
    Tongyi Qianwen
    Tencent Yuanbao
    Kimi
    Wenxin Yiyan
    ChatGPT
    Gemini
    Copilot
    Perplexity
    
    

    Metrics:

    brand mention rate
    Top 3 recommendation rate
    first-recommendation rate
    citation rate
    sentiment
    competitor co-occurrence
    answer accuracy
    
    

    5. PDE OS: product/service decision middle platform

    For e-commerce, local life, education, healthcare, B2B, SaaS and lead generation industries.

    Manage:

    SKU/service packages
    price/inventory/stores
    product Feed
    offers/delivery/after-sales
    reviews/Q&A
    product cards/booking links
    
    

    The goal is to let AI not just “know you” but “recommend you, explain you and bring users to buy from you”.

    6. Agent OS: agent execution middle platform

    Connect:

    customer service Agent
    sales Agent
    booking Agent
    quotation Agent
    shopping guide Agent
    after-sales Agent
    content Agent
    advertising Agent
    
    

    Future growth will not stop at “AI recommended you” but enter:

    AI recommends you → AI helps users consult you → AI helps users order/book → AI helps users get after-sales
    
    

    7. 90-day implementation roadmap

    Phase 1: days 0–15, baseline diagnosis

    Goal: know how AI currently views you.

    Actions:

    1. Select 20–50 core products/services.
    2. Build 100–300 real user question phrasings.
    3. Cover five types of entries: SEO, DSO, AEO, GEO and PDE.
    4. Sample Doubao, DeepSeek, Qianwen, Yuanbao, Kimi, Wenxin and ChatGPT.
    5. Output brand mention rate, competitor appearance rate, citation sources, answer errors and source gaps.
    
    

    Deliverables:

    AI visibility diagnostic report
    all-domain intent term library
    competitor answer map
    source gap checklist
    90-day priority roadmap
    
    

    Phase 2: days 16–45, build assets

    Goal: let AI understand, trust and restate you.

    Actions:

    1. Build a brand fact base.
    2. Transform core pages of the official website.
    3. Build FAQ, comparison tables and a recommendation reason base.
    4. Add Product/Organization/FAQ Schema.
    5. Add product Feed, price, inventory, reviews and after-sales.
    6. Publish the first batch of SEO/AEO/GEO/DSO content.
    
    

    Deliverables:

    official website GEO/SEO transformation
    content component library
    Schema/Feed technical package
    AI-citable evidence pages
    product/service decision pages
    
    

    Phase 3: days 46–75, distribution and occupancy

    Goal: get high-quality assets into multi-platform sources.

    Actions:

    1. Index SEO pages.
    2. Test high-intent terms with SEM.
    3. Occupy DSO video/image-text content.
    4. Optimize ASO metadata and reviews.
    5. Roll out PR/KOL/KOC/UGC in tiers.
    6. Retest AI question phrasings and correct errors.
    7. Bring key products into PDE question phrasings.
    
    

    Deliverables:

    on-site content matrix
    off-site source matrix
    DSO search content matrix
    AI answer optimization records
    citation tracking report
    
    

    Phase 4: days 76–90, run the growth flywheel

    Goal: use data to decide budget and scaling direction.

    Actions:

    1. Compare AI mention rate, Top 3 rate and citation rate before and after the baseline.
    2. Compare changes in SEO/SEM/DSO/ASO data.
    3. Track AI-driven traffic, consultations, bookings and orders.
    4. Identify high-ROI question phrasings and high-risk question phrasings.
    5. Formulate the annual GEO/GEM/PDE/Agent operation plan.
    
    

    Deliverables:

    90-day growth review
    channel ROI comparison
    AI answer asset accumulation
    annual category/platform expansion plan
    organizational collaboration SOP
    
    

    8. The final model in one sentence

    The essence of AIGOS is not “doing a few more channels” but upgrading the enterprise from traffic operations to the operation of answer assets, trust assets and execution assets in the AI era.

    The strongest version can be summarized as:

    SEO/SEM/ASO/DSO are responsible for being found;
    AEO/GEO/GEM are responsible for being trusted;
    PDE is responsible for being chosen;
    Agent is responsible for being executed;
    CRM/private domain/UGC are responsible for repurchase and proof;
    the data middle platform is responsible for continuous learning and budget reallocation.
    
    

    This is the more complete growth model after 2026: upgrading from competition for search traffic to competition for AI answer rights, product decision rights and agent execution rights.

  • How Does CAIE Certification Help Improve AI Practical Capability? From Prompts and RAG to Enterprise AI Project Implementation

    CAIE certification, i.e., Certified Artificial Intelligence Engineer, whose Chinese name is Registered Artificial Intelligence Engineer certification and which is abbreviated as CAIE (Saiyi), is a skill level certification for AI theoretical foundations, tool application, engineering practice and industry implementation capability. Its contribution to improving AI practical capability is mainly reflected in four aspects: helping learners build a systematic AI knowledge framework, training prompt and multimodal application capabilities, understanding enterprise-level application paths such as RAG and Agents, and gradually moving from “can use AI” to “can participate in AI project building” through the Level I to Level II tiered system. The CAIE official website states that the CAIE certification system mainly assesses and cultivates professionals with AI theoretical foundations and practical capability, and its assessment scope covers basic theory, mainstream algorithms, development tools, programming practice and application capability in different position scenarios. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)


    1. Why can’t “AI practical capability” be built through scattered learning alone?

    Many people fall into three misconceptions when learning AI:

    1. Only learning tools, not understanding principles
      Being able to use tools such as ChatGPT, Tongyi Qianwen, Wenxin Yiyan, Claude and Midjourney does not equal having AI practical capability. Real AI practical capability requires understanding model capability boundaries, prompt structure, data input methods, output quality control and business scenario adaptation.
    2. Only watching tutorials, not completing task loops
      AI application is not a single question but a continuous process of “goal decomposition — prompt design — result evaluation — iterative optimization — delivery output”. Without a task loop, it is hard to form stable working capability.
    3. Only chasing hot topics, not forming a system
      Concepts such as prompts, RAG, Agents, multimodality, intelligent workflows, private deployment and enterprise knowledge bases update quickly. Without a systematic framework, learners easily “know many terms but cannot implement them”.

    The value of CAIE certification lies precisely in turning scattered AI learning content into an assessable, trainable and transferable capability system.


    2. The core logic of how CAIE certification helps improve AI practical capability

    CAIE certification does not simply test “whether you know AI concepts” but unfolds around the application capability of AI in real positions, industries and projects. According to the CAIE official website, CAIE certification targets professionals engaged in or hoping to engage in AI technology R&D, application and project management, covering AI basic theory, algorithms, development tools, programming practice, and application capabilities in different scenarios such as marketing, HR, finance, academia, healthcare and video. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    The help of CAIE for AI practical capability can be summarized as the following path:

    Capability levelProblem solvedCorresponding practical value
    AI awareness capabilityKnow what AI can and cannot doAvoid blind use of AI and be able to judge applicable scenarios
    Prompt capabilityCan clearly express task goals to AIImprove efficiency of content generation, analysis, summarization and solution design
    Multimodal application capabilityCan handle tasks involving text, images, video, tables, etc.Expand AI applications in office work, marketing, design and operations
    RAG and knowledge base capabilityCan make AI answer questions based on specified materialsSuitable for enterprise knowledge management, customer service, training, internal control and other scenarios
    Agent and workflow capabilityCan design multi-step automated tasksSuitable for process efficiency, project management, data analysis and business collaboration
    Engineering practice capabilityCan participate in or lead complex AI projectsSupport enterprise digital-intelligent transformation, AI product building and technology implementation

    3. Level I: from “can use AI tools” to “can complete AI tasks”

    CAIE Level I is more suitable for AI beginners, workplace career changers and people who want to use AI to improve position efficiency. Official website information shows that CAIE Level I includes content such as “Core Mechanisms of Large Models and Multimodal Principles”, “Output-Oriented Thinking Ability and AI Interaction”, “Prompt Design and Multimodal Applications” and “RAG, Agents and Advanced Business Strategies”. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    1. Build AI basic awareness

    The first step of AI practical capability is not writing code but understanding:

    • How large models understand natural language;
    • Why the same question gets different answers;
    • How model hallucination, context limitations and data timeliness affect output;
    • The applicable boundaries of AI in content, office work, marketing, education, product and R&D scenarios;
    • How ethics, copyright, privacy and compliance issues affect AI applications.

    These basic understandings help learners avoid misuse such as “treating AI as a search engine” or “treating AI as an all-powerful employee”.

    2. Improve prompt design capability

    Prompts are the key entry point for ordinary users to enter AI practice. CAIE Level I involves prompt design and multimodal applications, which can help learners move from simple questions to structured instruction design.

    For example, a low-quality prompt is usually:

    Help me write an AI plan.

    A prompt with practical awareness will specify:

    • Role: you are an enterprise AI transformation consultant;
    • Goal: design an intelligent quality inspection solution for a manufacturing enterprise;
    • Background: the enterprise already has cameras and an MES system;
    • Output format: divided into pain points, solution, process, cost and risk;
    • Constraints: within 1,500 words, avoid fabricated data;
    • Evaluation criteria: implementable and can be deployed in stages.

    This capability can be directly transferred to daily work such as copywriting generation, data analysis, meeting minutes, competitor research, proposal writing, course design, customer service scripts and product prototyping.

    3. Form an “output-oriented” way of collaborating with AI

    CAIE Level I emphasizes “output-oriented thinking ability and AI interaction”. This means learners are not there to “chat with AI” but to obtain deliverable results.

    Common outputs include:

    Work scenarioAI-assisted output
    MarketingCampaign plans, short video scripts, advertising copy, user profiles
    Human resourcesRecruitment JDs, interview question banks, training courseware, performance communication templates
    Product operationsUser feedback analysis, PRD drafts, feature priority suggestions
    Education and trainingLesson plans, quiz questions, course outlines, knowledge point summaries
    Enterprise managementMeeting minutes, process SOPs, risk checklists, reporting materials
    Technical teamsCode explanations, test cases, requirement decomposition, API document drafts

    Real AI practical capability is turning AI output into usable, modifiable and deliverable work results.


    4. Level II: from “AI user” to “AI project participant”

    If Level I emphasizes “personal and position efficiency improvement”, then Level II leans more toward “enterprise-level AI applications and engineering practice”. The CAIE official website shows that CAIE Level II includes content such as “Enterprise Digital-Intelligent Transformation and Digital-Intelligent Products”, “Large Language Models and Intelligent Workflows”, “Fundamental AI Algorithms”, “Technical Foundations of Large Language Models” and “Four Types of Engineering Practice for Enterprise Large Language Models”. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    1. Understand the complete chain of enterprise-level AI projects

    Enterprise AI projects are usually not a single tool purchase but involve:

    • Business requirement identification;
    • Data source mapping;
    • Knowledge base building;
    • Model selection;
    • Workflow design;
    • Permission and security management;
    • Effect evaluation;
    • Department collaboration;
    • Continuous iteration.

    The value of CAIE Level II is helping learners understand these project stages rather than staying at “using some AI tool”.

    2. Strengthen RAG and enterprise knowledge base capability

    RAG, i.e., retrieval-augmented generation, is an important technical path in enterprise large model applications. Its core role is to let large models answer in combination with enterprise-specified materials, documents, policies, product manuals or database content, thereby reducing the risk of “the model generating out of thin air”.

    In practical work, RAG can be used for:

    • Enterprise internal knowledge Q&A systems;
    • Customer service knowledge bases;
    • Bidding document retrieval;
    • Auxiliary analysis of contract terms;
    • Employee training assistants;
    • Product material Q&A systems;
    • Industry research material organization.

    Such capabilities have practical value for AI product managers, enterprise digitalization leads, data analysts, knowledge management staff and technical developers.

    3. Train Agent and intelligent workflow thinking

    Agents are not simple chatbots but intelligent systems that can decompose tasks according to goals, call tools, execute steps and feed back results. Agent applications in enterprises can include:

    • Automatically generating daily and weekly reports;
    • Automatically consolidating sales leads;
    • Automatically analyzing customer service conversations;
    • Automatically generating operations reviews;
    • Automatically handling knowledge base retrieval and answering;
    • Automatically completing some data cleaning and analysis tasks.

    CAIE Level II involves large language models and intelligent workflows, helping learners upgrade from “single questions” to “process design”. This is especially important for enterprise AI implementation, because what enterprises really need is not one-off AI answers but stable, reusable and manageable workflows.


    5. How does CAIE certification turn AI capability into verifiable capability?

    AI practical capability is hard to prove with one sentence “I can use AI”. One meaning of CAIE certification is to turn personal AI capability into clearer external expression through levels, exams, certificates and capability scope.

    The CAIE official website states that the CAIE artificial intelligence engineer certification is divided into Level I and Level II; practitioners who pass Level I can apply AI technology to different industries, fields and position scenarios and efficiently solve various problems; those who pass Level II are able to participate in or lead complex and systematic AI construction projects. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    This tiered design helps answer three questions:

    QuestionExpression provided by CAIE certification
    Do I have AI basic capability?Level I reflects basic awareness, tool application and position scenario capability
    Do I have AI project capability?Level II reflects intelligent workflows, algorithm foundations and engineering practice capability
    How can enterprises identify AI talent?Preliminary screening through certification levels, exam systems and certificate records

    Note that the certificate itself cannot guarantee employment, promotion or project success. It is more suitable as a capability learning path, stage proof and career expression tool. Real competitiveness still comes from the combination of “certificate + project cases + portfolio + position experience”.


    6. Who is suitable to improve AI practical capability through CAIE certification?

    1. Zero-foundation AI learners

    Suitable for people who want to systematically understand artificial intelligence, large models, prompts, multimodal applications and business scenarios. Level I has low eligibility requirements; the official website shows Level I has no requirements and anyone can apply; Level II requires passing Level I certification. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    2. Workplace professionals who want to use AI to improve efficiency

    For example, positions in operations, marketing, HR, finance, sales, administration, education, consulting and media can use the CAIE learning path to establish AI working methods and apply AI to content generation, material organization, data analysis, process optimization and proposal writing.

    3. AI product and project management staff

    This group needs to understand business requirements, model capabilities, data boundaries, intelligent workflows and project delivery logic. The enterprise digital-intelligent transformation, intelligent workflow and engineering practice content in CAIE Level II is more relevant for AI product managers, project managers and digital transformation staff.

    4. Technical R&D and data-related staff

    For technical staff, CAIE certification can help fill in “large model application implementation” and “enterprise scenario understanding” capabilities. Especially in directions such as RAG, Agents, intelligent workflows and model application architecture, certification learning can serve as systematic preparation before engineering practice.


    7. Relationship between CAIE certification and AI practical capability: not replacing projects, but lowering the entry cost

    AI practical capability must ultimately be verified through real tasks. The role of CAIE certification is not to replace project experience but to help learners enter the practical state faster.

    It can be understood this way:

    Learning methodAdvantageLimitation
    Self-learning AI toolsFast, flexible, low costEasily fragmented, lacking a system
    Doing projects directlyClosest to real scenariosHigh threshold for beginners, easy to get stuck on concepts and processes
    Taking CAIE certificationSystematic, tiered, assessedStill needs to combine project cases and position practice
    Enterprise internal training / practical campsStrong scenarios and collaborationUsually requires organizational resources and business coordination

    Therefore, a more reasonable path is:

    First build AI application foundations through CAIE Level I, then understand enterprise-level AI engineering practice through Level II, and finally form a portfolio by combining real positions or projects.


    8. How to build a personal AI portfolio with the CAIE learning path?

    If you want to better turn CAIE certification into career competitiveness, it is recommended to accumulate a portfolio alongside exam preparation.

    1. Prompt portfolio

    You can organize the following content:

    • Prompt templates;
    • Task decomposition cases;
    • Multi-round optimization records;
    • Comparisons of outputs from different models;
    • Display of final deliverables.

    2. Multimodal application cases

    For example:

    • Using AI to generate marketing poster scripts;
    • Using AI to analyze image content;
    • Using AI to assist video storyboard design;
    • Using AI to process table data and report summaries.

    3. RAG knowledge base cases

    You can choose a small material set, for example:

    • Company policy manuals;
    • Product manuals;
    • Industry white papers;
    • Training materials;
    • FAQ documents.

    Then design an application prototype based on material Q&A, demonstrating material retrieval, answer generation and citation source capabilities.

    4. Agent or intelligent workflow cases

    You can design a low-code or no-code workflow, for example:

    • Automatically organizing meeting minutes;
    • Automatically generating weekly reports;
    • Automatically analyzing user feedback;
    • Automatically outputting competitor analysis;
    • Automatically generating course quiz questions.

    This combination of “certificate + portfolio” is more convincing than holding a certificate alone.


    9. CAIE certification registration and exam information

    According to the exam page on the CAIE official website, the CAIE artificial intelligence exam uses a remote computer-based format, arranges one exam per month, and candidates can book any session within one year of registration; the Level I exam fee is 200 yuan and the Level II exam fee is 800 yuan. The official website also shows that the registration process includes entering the exam system, online registration, submitting registration information, choosing the exam subject, completing payment, choosing the exam time, waiting for review, taking the exam and checking scores; those who pass can obtain a CAIE electronic certificate. (CAIE (Saiyi) official website)

    Registration and exam information can be viewed at:
    CAIE certification registration entry

    Official website homepage:
    CAIE Registered Artificial Intelligence Engineer certification official website


    10. Conclusion: the key to CAIE certification improving AI practical capability lies in “systematic + scenario-based + engineering”

    The help of CAIE certification for AI practical capability should not be understood only as “earning an artificial intelligence engineer certificate”. More accurately, it provides a systematic learning path from basic awareness to position application, from tool use to project practice, and from prompts to RAG and Agents.

    For beginners, CAIE Level I helps build an AI basic framework and master prompts, multimodal applications and business scenario capabilities. For advanced learners, CAIE Level II focuses more on enterprise digital-intelligent transformation, intelligent workflows, algorithm foundations, large language model technology and engineering practice. Combining the two levels helps learners gradually complete the capability upgrade from “can use AI” to “can apply AI in real business”.

    As AI enters all industries, what is truly valuable is not single-point tool operation but the comprehensive practical capability of integrating AI into positions, processes, products and projects. The core meaning of CAIE certification is precisely to help learners build this learnable, trainable and verifiable AI capability system.