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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…

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Generative AI tools hold promise to increase human productivity. This paper presents results from a controlled experiment with GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer. Recruited software developers were asked to implement an HTTP server in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-02-14 Sida Peng , Eirini Kalliamvakou , Peter Cihon , Mert Demirer

Generative AI technologies promise to transform the product development lifecycle. This study evaluates the efficiency gains, areas for improvement, and emerging challenges of using GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered coding assistant. We…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-27 Ruchika Pandey , Prabhat Singh , Raymond Wei , Shaila Shankar

Context. AI-based development tools, such as GitHub Copilot, are transforming the software development process by offering real-time code suggestions. These tools promise to improve the productivity by reducing cognitive load and speeding…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-10 Emanuela Guglielmi , Venera Arnoudova , Gabriele Bavota , Rocco Oliveto , Simone Scalabrino

This study investigates the real-world impact of the generative AI (GenAI) tool GitHub Copilot on developer activity and perceived productivity. We conducted a mixed-methods case study in NAV IT, a large public sector agile organization. We…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Viktoria Stray , Elias Goldmann Brandtzæg , Viggo Tellefsen Wivestad , Astri Barbala , Nils Brede Moe

Motivation. Trust in generative AI programming assistants is a vital attitude that impacts how programmers use those programming assistants. Programmers that are over-trusting may be too reliant on their tools, leading to incorrect or…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Anshul Shah , Thomas Rexin , Elena Tomson , Leo Porter , William G. Griswold , Adalbert Gerald Soosai Raj

The increasing popularity of AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), has significantly impacted various domains, including Software Engineering. This study explores the integration of AI tools in software engineering practices within…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-04-18 Sayan Chatterjee , Ching Louis Liu , Gareth Rowland , Tim Hogarth

GitHub Copilot is transforming software development by automating tasks and boosting productivity through AI driven code generation. In this paper, we conduct a literature survey to synthesize insights on Copilot's impact on productivity…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Suresh Babu Nettur , Shanthi Karpurapu , Unnati Nettur , Likhit Sagar Gajja , Sravanthy Myneni , Akhil Dusi

With the rise of AI-powered coding assistants, firms and programmers are exploring how to optimize their interaction with them. Research has so far mainly focused on evaluating output quality and productivity gains, leaving aside the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-24 Charlotte Brandebusemeyer , Tobias Schimmer , Bert Arnrich

AI-based interactive assistants are advancing human-augmenting technology, yet their effects on users' mental and physiological states remain under-explored. We address this gap by analyzing how Copilot for Microsoft Word, a LLM-based…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Matthew Russell , Aman Shah , Giles Blaney , Judith Amores , Mary Czerwinski , Robert J. K. Jacob

Generative AI (GenAI) has fundamentally changed how knowledge workers, such as software developers, solve tasks and collaborate to build software products. Introducing innovative tools like ChatGPT and Copilot has created new opportunities…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-06 Rasmus Ulfsnes , Nils Brede Moe , Viktoria Stray , Marianne Skarpen

Code generation tools driven by artificial intelligence have recently become more popular due to advancements in deep learning and natural language processing that have increased their capabilities. The proliferation of these tools may be a…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-09 Owura Asare , Meiyappan Nagappan , N. Asokan

Context: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as GitHub Copilot and GPT tools, represent a paradigm shift in software engineering. While their impact is clear, most studies are short-term, focused on individual…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Rafael Tomaz , Paloma Guenes , Allysson Allex Araújo , Maria Teresa Baldassarre , Marcos Kalinowski

This study examines the impact of GitHub Copilot on a large sample of Copilot users (n=934,533). The analysis shows that users on average accept nearly 30% of the suggested code, leading to increased productivity. Furthermore, our research…

General Economics · Economics 2023-06-28 Thomas Dohmke , Marco Iansiti , Greg Richards

This study investigates the impact of Generative AI on software development within the IT sector through a mixed-method approach, utilizing a survey developed based on expert interviews. The preliminary results of an ongoing survey offer…

General Economics · Economics 2025-08-26 Anton Ludwig Bonin , Pawel Robert Smolinski , Jacek Winiarski

Advances in generative AI have rapidly expanded the potential of computers to perform or assist in a wide array of tasks traditionally performed by humans. We analyze a large, real-world randomized experiment of over 6,000 workers at 56…

General Economics · Economics 2025-04-16 Eleanor Wiske Dillon , Sonia Jaffe , Sida Peng , Alexia Cambon

Recent advancements in large language models, including GPT-4 and its variants, and Generative AI-assisted coding tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Tabnine, have significantly transformed software development. This paper analyzes how…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Vijay Joshi , Iver Band

When graduates of computing degree programs enter the software industry, they will most likely join teams working on legacy code bases developed by people other than themselves. In these so-called brownfield software development settings,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-13 Md Istiak Hossain Shihab , Christopher Hundhausen , Ahsun Tariq , Summit Haque , Yunhan Qiao , Brian Mulanda

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…

[Context] AI assistants, like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, are transforming software engineering. While several studies highlight productivity improvements, their impact on maintainability requires further investigation. [Objective] This…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Markus Borg , Dave Hewett , Nadim Hagatulah , Noric Couderc , Emma Söderberg , Donald Graham , Uttam Kini , Dave Farley
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