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A Collaboration Between Human Expertise and AI
Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China
Xiaoge Xu (Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) is a professor of branding studies at the Sino-German Faculty of Branding, Zhejiang Wanli University, in Ningbo, China. He is the founder of Mobile Studies International, Mobile Studies Congress, and CICI Global. His primary research interests include mobile media, mobilities, and communications, as well as human-AI co-intelligence and co-innovation in communication. He serves as the series editor for the IGI Global AWTT book series and is the founder of Ningbo Xiaoge Culture and Creativity Co., Ltd. Born and raised in China, he has earned four degrees from three countries (China, the US, and Singapore) and has worked at seven international universities in four countries (China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Botswana).
Manus is an autonomous AI agent that partnered with Prof. Xu to translate her pedagogical vision into a fully functional digital platform. Working iteratively and responsively, Manus designed the visual identity, built the interactive course architecture, structured the 310+ learning activities, and engineered the community features — including the Discussion Forum and student journal system.
This collaboration is itself a demonstration of the CICI principle of Human-AI Co-Intelligence: the human brings domain expertise, creative vision, and pedagogical judgment; the AI brings speed, technical execution, and systematic organisation. Neither could have produced this platform alone — together, they created something greater than the sum of its parts.
Every course structure, learning objective, and assessment criterion originates from Prof. Xu's scholarly expertise. AI amplifies — it does not replace — human pedagogical judgment.
Manus handled the full technical build: frontend design, backend infrastructure, database architecture, and interactive features — all aligned to Prof. Xu's specifications.
The platform is not just a product of collaboration — it is a living example of the CICI Co-Innovation model that students are invited to practise in every unit and seminar.
"Human-AI co-intelligence and co-innovation in communication is not a distant future — it is the practice we build together, one unit and one innovation at a time."— Prof. Xiaoge Xu, Ph.D., Founder of CICI Global