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Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, built on large language models like GPT-4, are revolutionizing how programming tasks are performed, raising questions about whether code is authored by generative…

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Large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and Copilot, are transforming software development by automating code generation and, arguably, enable rapid prototyping, support education, and boost productivity. Therefore, correctness and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-30 Robin Beer , Alexander Feix , Tim Guttzeit , Tamara Muras , Vincent Müller , Maurice Rauscher , Florian Schäffler , Welf Löwe

Recent work in training large language models (LLMs) to follow natural language instructions has opened up exciting opportunities for natural language interface design. Building on the prior success of LLMs in the realm of computer-assisted…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-10-26 Tuhin Chakrabarty , Vishakh Padmakumar , He He

Context: AI-assisted code generation tools have become increasingly prevalent in software engineering, offering the ability to generate code from natural language prompts or partial code inputs. Notable examples of these tools include…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Burak Yetiştiren , Işık Özsoy , Miray Ayerdem , Eray Tüzün

The availability of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot is reshaping the way in which software is developed, evolved, and maintained. Oftentimes, developers leave traces of such an usage in…

Modern computing students often rely on both natural-language prompting and manual code editing to solve programming tasks. Yet we still lack a clear understanding of how these two modes are combined in practice, and how their usage varies…

Our everyday lives now heavily rely on artificial intelligence (AI) powered large language models (LLMs). Like regular users, programmers are also benefiting from the newest large language models. In response to the critical role that AI…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Md Kamrul Siam , Huanying Gu , Jerry Q. Cheng

GenAI solutions like GitHub Copilot have been shown to increase the productivity of software developers. Yet prior work remains unclear on the quality of code produced and the challenges of maintaining it in software projects. If quality…

General Economics · Economics 2026-01-29 Feiyang Xu , Poonacha K. Medappa , Murat M. Tunc , Martijn Vroegindeweij , Jan C. Fransoo

Generative AI, particularly Language Models (LMs), has the potential to transform real-world domains with societal impact, particularly where access to experts is limited. For example, in education, training novice educators with expert…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Rose E. Wang , Ana T. Ribeiro , Carly D. Robinson , Susanna Loeb , Dora Demszky

This study explores the integration of the ChatGPT API with GPT-4 model and Microsoft Copilot Studio on the Microsoft Teams platform to develop an intelligent tutoring system. Designed to provide instant support to students, the system…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Wei-Yu Chen

A race is underway to embed advanced AI capabilities into products. These product copilots enable users to ask questions in natural language and receive relevant responses that are specific to the user's context. In fact, virtually every…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-25 Chris Parnin , Gustavo Soares , Rahul Pandita , Sumit Gulwani , Jessica Rich , Austin Z. Henley

AI-powered code assistants are widely used to generate code completions, significantly boosting developer productivity. However, these tools typically present suggestions without explaining their rationale, leaving their decision-making…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Runlong Ye , Zeling Zhang , Boushra Almazroua , Michael Liut

GitHub's Copilot for Pull Requests (PRs) is a promising service aiming to automate various developer tasks related to PRs, such as generating summaries of changes or providing complete walkthroughs with links to the relevant code. As this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-02-15 Tao Xiao , Hideaki Hata , Christoph Treude , Kenichi Matsumoto

As software development practices increasingly adopt AI-powered tools, ensuring that such tools can support secure coding has become critical. This study evaluates the effectiveness of GitHub Copilot's recently introduced code review…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Amena Amro , Manar H. Alalfi

AI-powered code assistants, such as Copilot, are quickly becoming a ubiquitous component of contemporary coding contexts. Among these environments, computational notebooks, such as Jupyter, are of particular interest as they provide rich…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-01-27 Andrew M. McNutt , Chenglong Wang , Robert A. DeLine , Steven M. Drucker

Developers and data scientists often struggle to write command-line inputs, even though graphical interfaces or tools like ChatGPT can assist. The solution? "ai-cli," an open-source system inspired by GitHub Copilot that converts natural…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-14 Diomidis Spinellis

Introductory programming courses often emphasize mastering syntax and basic constructs before progressing to more complex and interesting programs. This bottom-up approach can be frustrating for novices, shifting the focus away from problem…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Chris Kerslake , Paul Denny , David H Smith , James Prather , Juho Leinonen , Andrew Luxton-Reilly , Stephen MacNeil

Publicly available source-code libraries are continuously growing and changing. This makes it impossible for models of code to keep current with all available APIs by simply training these models on existing code repositories. Thus,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Shuyan Zhou , Uri Alon , Frank F. Xu , Zhiruo Wang , Zhengbao Jiang , Graham Neubig

In recent years, the rise of AI-assisted code-generation tools has significantly transformed software development. While code generators have mainly been used to support conventional software development, their use will be extended to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Simon Torka , Sahin Albayrak