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From Defects to Demands: A Unified, Iterative, and Heuristically Guided LLM-Based Framework for Automated Software Repair and Requirement Realization

Software Engineering 2024-12-09 v1 Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

This manuscript signals a new era in the integration of artificial intelligence with software engineering, placing machines at the pinnacle of coding capability. We present a formalized, iterative methodology proving that AI can fully replace human programmers in all aspects of code creation and refinement. Our approach, combining large language models with formal verification, test-driven development, and incremental architectural guidance, achieves a 38.6% improvement over the current top performer's 48.33% accuracy on the SWE-bench benchmark. This surpasses previously assumed limits, signaling the end of human-exclusive coding and the rise of autonomous AI-driven software innovation. More than a technical advance, our work challenges centuries-old assumptions about human creativity. We provide robust evidence of AI superiority, demonstrating tangible gains in practical engineering contexts and laying the foundation for a future in which computational creativity outpaces human ingenuity.

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@article{arxiv.2412.05098,
  title  = {From Defects to Demands: A Unified, Iterative, and Heuristically Guided LLM-Based Framework for Automated Software Repair and Requirement Realization},
  author = {Alex and Liu and Vivian and Chi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.05098},
  year   = {2024}
}

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21 pages,1 figures