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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

AI code generators like OpenAI Codex have the potential to assist novice programmers by generating code from natural language descriptions, however, over-reliance might negatively impact learning and retention. To explore the implications…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Majeed Kazemitabaar , Justin Chow , Carl Ka To Ma , Barbara J. Ericson , David Weintrop , Tovi Grossman

The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence(AI) programming assistants such as GitHub Copilot introduces new challenges in how these software tools address human needs. Many existing evaluation frameworks address technical aspects such as…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Soroush Heydari

In recent years, ChatGPT \cite{openai_2023_gpt4} along with Microsoft Copilot have become subjects of great discourse, particularly in the field of education. Prior research has hypothesized on potential impacts these tools could have on…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Ishaan Masilamony

Recent leaps in large language models (LLMs) caused a revolution in programming tools (like GitHub Copilot) that can help with code generation, debugging, and even performance optimization. In this paper, we focus on the capabilities of the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Matyáš Brabec , Jiří Klepl , Michal Töpfer , Martin Kruliš

Learning to use feature-rich software is a persistent challenge, but generative AI tools promise to lower this barrier by replacing complex navigation with natural language prompts. We investigated how people approach prompt-based tools for…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Kanak Gautam , Poorvi Bhatia , Parmit K. Chilana

The new capabilities of generative artificial intelligence tools Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, allow users to interact with the system in intuitive ways, such as simple conversations, and receive (mostly) good-quality answers. These…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Matin Amoozadeh , Daye Nam , Daniel Prol , Ali Alfageeh , James Prather , Michael Hilton , Sruti Srinivasa Ragavan , Mohammad Amin Alipour

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

The study analyzes the introduction of Microsoft 365 Copilot in a non-university research organization using a repeated cross-sectional employee survey. We assess usefulness, ease of use, output quality and reliability, and usefulness for…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Carsten F. Schmidt , Sophie Petzolt , Wolfgang Beinhauer , Ingo Weber , Stefan Langer

Generative models are now capable of producing natural language text that is, in some cases, comparable in quality to the text produced by people. In the computing education context, these models are being used to generate code, code…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Cynthia Zastudil , Magdalena Rogalska , Christine Kapp , Jennifer Vaughn , Stephen MacNeil

A persistent challenge in accessible computing is ensuring developers produce web UI code that supports assistive technologies. Despite numerous specialized accessibility tools, novice developers often remain unaware of them, leading to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Peya Mowar , Yi-Hao Peng , Jason Wu , Aaron Steinfeld , Jeffrey P. Bigham

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

This paper aims to explore fundamental questions in the era when AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot are widely adopted: what do developers truly value and criticize in AI coding assistants, and what does this reveal about their needs…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Yunbo Lyu , Zhou Yang , Jieke Shi , Jianming Chang , Yue Liu , David Lo

This paper aims to evaluate GitHub Copilot's generated code quality based on the LeetCode problem set using a custom automated framework. We evaluate the results of Copilot for 4 programming languages: Java, C++, Python3 and Rust. We aim to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Ilja Siroš , Dave Singelée , Bart Preneel

AI assistants for coding are on the rise. However one of the reasons developers and companies avoid harnessing their full potential is the questionable security of the generated code. This paper first reviews the current state-of-the-art…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Jakub Res , Ivan Homoliak , Martin Perešíni , Aleš Smrčka , Kamil Malinka , Petr Hanacek

Context. The rise of generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot has transformed how software is learned and written. In software engineering (SE) education, these tools offer new opportunities for support, but also raise…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-05 Qiaolin Qin , Ronnie de Souza Santos , Rodrigo Spinola

Since the advent of GPT-3.5 in 2022, Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown tremendous potential in STEM education, particularly in providing real-time, customized feedback to students in large-enrollment courses. A crucial skill…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-09-11 Amogh Sirnoorkar , N. Sanjay Rebello

Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly adopted for programming work. Prior work shows that while LLMs accelerate task completion for professional programmers, beginning programmers struggle to prompt models effectively.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Yangtian Zi , Luisa Li , Arjun Guha , Carolyn Jane Anderson , Molly Q Feldman

Various studies have studied the impact of Generative AI on Computing Education. However, they have focused on the implications for novice programmers. In this experience report, we analyze the use of GenAI as a support tool for learning,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-21 Isaac Alpizar-Chacon , Hieke Keuning

Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT and Bard are capable of producing code based on textual descriptions, with remarkable efficacy. Such technology will have profound implications for computing education, raising concerns about cheating,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Bruno Pereira Cipriano , Pedro Alves