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This study explores the application of generative AI (GenAI) within manual exploitation and privilege escalation tasks in Linux-based penetration testing environments, two areas critical to comprehensive cybersecurity assessments. Building…

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The rapid adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in design has sparked discussions about its benefits and unintended consequences. While AI is often framed as a tool for enhancing productivity by automating routine tasks, historical research on…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-07 Prakash Shukla , Phuong Bui , Sean S Levy , Max Kowalski , Ali Baigelenov , Paul Parsons

The rapid adoption of generative AI in software development has impacted the industry, yet its effects on developers with visual impairments remain largely unexplored. To address this gap, we used an Activity Theory framework to examine how…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Claudia Flores-Saviaga , Benjamin V. Hanrahan , Kashif Imteyaz , Steven Clarke , Saiph Savage

Generative AI brings novel and impressive abilities to help people in everyday tasks. There are many AI workflows that solve real and complex problems by chaining AI outputs together with human interaction. Although there is an undeniable…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-06-03 Tao Long , Katy Ilonka Gero , Lydia B. Chilton

Generative AI is transforming higher education, yet systematic evidence on student adoption, usage patterns, and perceived learning impacts remains scarce. Using survey data from a selective U.S. college, we document rapid generative-AI…

General Economics · Economics 2026-04-17 Zara Contractor , Germán Reyes

Generative AI (GenAI) has recently emerged as a groundbreaking force in Software Engineering, capable of generating code, identifying bugs, recommending fixes, and supporting quality assurance. While its use in coding tasks shows…

Generative Artificial Intelligence is a powerful new technology with the potential to boost innovation and reshape governance in many industries. Nevertheless, organisations face major challenges in scaling GenAI, including technology…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Alexander Ettinger

Organisations are examining how generative AI can support their operational work and decision-making processes. This study investigates how employees in a energy company understand AI adoption and identify areas where AI and LLMs-based…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Malik Abdul Sami , Zeeshan Rasheed , Meri Olenius , Muhammad Waseem , Kai-Kristian Kemell , Jussi Rasku , Pekka Abrahamsson

A new transformation is underway in software engineering, driven by the rapid adoption of generative AI in development workflows. Similar to how version control systems once automated manual coordination, AI tools are now beginning to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Simin Sun , Miroslaw Staron

There are few principles or guidelines to ensure evaluations of generative AI (GenAI) models and systems are effective. To help address this gap, we propose a set of general dimensions that capture critical choices involved in GenAI…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-11-20 P. Alex Dow , Jennifer Wortman Vaughan , Solon Barocas , Chad Atalla , Alexandra Chouldechova , Hanna Wallach

The attitudes of today's students toward generative AI (GenAI) will significantly influence its adoption in the workplace in the years to come, carrying both economic and social implications. It is therefore crucial to study this phenomenon…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Łukasz Sikorski , Albert Łukasik , Jacek Matulewski , Arkadiusz Gut

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

With the advent of generative AI (genAI), the potential scope of artificial intelligence has increased dramatically, but the future effect of genAI on productivity remains uncertain. The effect of the technology on the innovation process is…

General Economics · Economics 2025-09-12 Martin Baily , David Byrne , Aidan Kane , Paul Soto

Developing problem-solving competency is central to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, yet translating this priority into effective approaches to problem-solving instruction and assessment remain a…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-12-04 Karen D. Wang , Zhangyang Wu , L'Nard Tufts , Carl Wieman , Shima Salehi , Nick Haber

Contributions: An adoption framework to include GenAI in the university curriculum. It identifies and highlights the role of different stakeholders (university management, students, staff, etc.) during the adoption process. It also proposes…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Samar Shailendra , Rajan Kadel , Aakanksha Sharma

In collaboration with Alibaba, this study leverages a large-scale field experiment to assess the impact of a generative AI assistant on worker performance in e-commerce after-sales service. Human agents providing digital chat support were…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Xiao Ni , Yiwei Wang , Tianjun Feng , Lauren Xiaoyan Lu , Yitong Wang , Congyi Zhou

Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly entering computer science education, yet its effects on student learning, skill development, and perceptions remain underexplored. Concerns about overreliance coexist with a gap in research on structured…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Ethan Dickey , Andres Bejarano , Rhianna Kuperus , Bárbara Fagundes

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is revolutionizing education and workforce development, profoundly shaping how students learn, engage, and prepare for their future. Outpacing the development of uniform policies and structures,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-04 Micaela Siraj , Jon Duke , Thomas Plötz

Generative AI (GenAI) image tools are increasingly used in design practice, enabling rapid ideation but offering limited support for refinement tasks such as adjusting layout, scale, or visual attributes. While text prompts and inpainting…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Hyerim Park , Phuong Thao Tran , Andre Luckow , Ceenu George , Michael Sedlmair , Malin Eiband

Generative AI (GenAI) systems offer unprecedented opportunities for transforming professional and personal work, yet present challenges around prompting, evaluating and relying on outputs, and optimizing workflows. We argue that…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Lev Tankelevitch , Viktor Kewenig , Auste Simkute , Ava Elizabeth Scott , Advait Sarkar , Abigail Sellen , Sean Rintel