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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used to support a wide range of human tasks, yet empirical evidence on its effect on creativity remains scattered. Can GenAI generate ideas that are creative? To what extent can it…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Niklas Holzner , Sebastian Maier , Stefan Feuerriegel

As generative AI (GenAI) increasingly permeates design workflows, its impact on design outcomes and designers' creative capabilities warrants investigation. We conducted a within-subjects experiment where we asked participants to design…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-04 Yue Fu , Han Bin , Tony Zhou , Marx Wang , Yixin Chen , Zelia Gomes Da Costa Lai , Jacob O. Wobbrock , Alexis Hiniker

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

Generative AI (GenAI) is changing the nature of knowledge work, particularly for Product Managers (PMs) in software development teams. While much software engineering research has focused on developers' interactions with GenAI, there is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Mara Ulloa , Jenna L. Butler , Sankeerti Haniyur , Courtney Miller , Barrett Amos , Advait Sarkar , Margaret-Anne Storey

While generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is finding increased adoption in workplaces, current tools are primarily designed for individual use. Prior work established the potential for these tools to enhance personal creativity and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Janet G. Johnson , Macarena Peralta , Mansanjam Kaur , Ruijie Sophia Huang , Sheng Zhao , Ruijia Guan , Shwetha Rajaram , Michael Nebeling

We quantify the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on firm productivity through a series of large-scale randomized field experiments involving millions of users and products at a leading cross-border online retail…

General Economics · Economics 2026-02-11 Lu Fang , Zhe Yuan , Kaifu Zhang , Dante Donati , Miklos Sarvary

Context: Software engineering (SE) researchers increasingly study Generative AI (GenAI) while also incorporating it into their own research practices. Despite rapid adoption, there is limited empirical evidence on how GenAI is used in SE…

Programming is essential to modern scientific research, yet most scientists report inadequate training for the software development their work demands. Generative AI tools capable of code generation may support scientific programmers, but…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Gabrielle O'Brien , Alexis Parker , Nasir Eisty , Jeffrey Carver

The growing capabilities of generative AI (GenAI) have begun to reshape how games are designed and developed, offering new tools for content creation, gameplay simulation, and design ideation. While prior research has explored traditional…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Xiang Echo Chen , Wenhan Zhu , Guoshuai Albert Shi , Michael W. Godfrey

The use of generative AI (GenAI) tools has fundamentally transformed software development. Central to this shift is prompt engineering, the practice of crafting textual prompts to guide GenAI tools in generating useful content. Although…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Daniel Otten , Trevor Stalnaker , Nathan Wintersgill , Oscar Chaparro , Denys Poshyvanyk

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

Generative AI coding tools are relatively new, and their impact on developers extends beyond traditional coding metrics, influencing beliefs about work and developers' roles in the workplace. This study aims to illuminate developers'…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-25 Jenna Butler , Jina Suh , Sankeerti Haniyur , Constance Hadley

We study the staggered introduction of a generative AI-based conversational assistant using data from 5,172 customer support agents. Access to AI assistance increases worker productivity, as measured by issues resolved per hour, by 15\% on…

General Economics · Economics 2024-11-07 Erik Brynjolfsson , Danielle Li , Lindsey Raymond

Our study examines how generative AI (GenAI) influences performance, creative self-efficacy, and cognitive load in architectural conceptual design tasks. Thirty-six student participants from Architectural Engineering and other disciplines…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Han Jiang , Yao Xiao , Rachel Hurley , Shichao Liu

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) has made outstanding strides in recent years, with a good-sized impact on software product management. Drawing on pertinent articles from 2016 to 2023, this systematic literature evaluation reveals…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-06-08 Nishant A. Parikh

Propelled by their remarkable capabilities to generate novel and engaging content, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies are disrupting traditional workflows in many industries. While prior research has examined GenAI from…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-08 Yuan Sun , Eunchae Jang , Fenglong Ma , Ting Wang

Widespread integration of Generative AI tools is transforming white-collar work, reshaping how workers define their roles, manage their tasks, and collaborate with peers. This has created a need to develop an overarching understanding of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Matthew Law , Rama Adithya Varanasi

Using a representative survey of Korean workers, we provide evidence on the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) and how GenAI reallocates time at work. We find that 51.8\% of workers use GenAI for work and GenAI reduces working time by 3.8\%.…

General Economics · Economics 2026-02-16 Donghyun Suh , Samil Oh

Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly transforming knowledge work, yet its implications for organizational hierarchies remain poorly understood. Unlike earlier automation technologies, GenAI can both perform tasks autonomously and assist human…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2026-03-25 Fasheng Xu , Jing Hou , Wei Chen , Karen Xie

Generative AI (GenAI) tools are rapidly transforming knowledge work, making AI literacy a critical priority for organizations. However, research on AI literacy lacks empirical insight into how knowledge workers' beliefs around GenAI…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Qing Nancy Xia , Marios Constantinides , Advait Sarkar , Duncan Brumby , Anna Cox