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Smart Workplace Lab
Smart Workplace Lab
Jun 19, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

When AI Is the Invisible Supervisor, Do Employees Turn into Score‑Gaming Machines? A Three‑Step Desensitization Protocol

The article explains how AI‑driven performance monitoring can trigger metric gaming, outlines the Goodhart’s law pitfall, and presents a three‑step protocol that combines intent verification with result‑weighted scoring to detect and curb behavior‑driven score manipulation, achieving up to 80% reduction in gaming and a 75% drop in complaint‑performance gaps.

AIGoodhart's lawHR analytics
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When AI Is the Invisible Supervisor, Do Employees Turn into Score‑Gaming Machines? A Three‑Step Desensitization Protocol
Tencent Technical Engineering
Tencent Technical Engineering
May 28, 2026 · R&D Management

When AI Becomes a Mirror: The Silent Revolution of Writing Specs

The article argues that in the AI era, writing specifications, rules, and evaluation sets forces engineers to externalize tacit knowledge, turning AI from a tool into a mirror that reveals hidden assumptions, and warns that this legibility brings both powerful benefits and profound risks.

AIGoodhart's lawSoftware Engineering
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When AI Becomes a Mirror: The Silent Revolution of Writing Specs
Continuous Delivery 2.0
Continuous Delivery 2.0
Mar 14, 2023 · R&D Management

Why Measure Engineering Productivity and How to Choose Meaningful Metrics

Measuring engineering productivity is challenging, but essential for managing and improving software processes; quantitative metrics offer scale while qualitative research provides context, and selecting meaningful metrics requires a goal‑signal‑metric framework, awareness of Goodhart’s law, and ensuring traceability to drive effective improvements.

Goodhart's lawSoftware measurementqualitative research
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Why Measure Engineering Productivity and How to Choose Meaningful Metrics
DevOps
DevOps
Jun 23, 2022 · Operations

Understanding Software Quality Metrics and the Pitfalls of Misguided Measurement

The article uses a humorous story about two development teams manipulating KLOC defect rates to illustrate Goodhart's law and the McNamara fallacy, then presents a comprehensive set of software quality metrics and guidelines for selecting meaningful measurements that truly improve product quality.

Goodhart's lawMcNamara fallacyTesting
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Understanding Software Quality Metrics and the Pitfalls of Misguided Measurement