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AI code generation tools have gained significant popularity among developers, who use them to assist in software development due to their capability to generate code. Existing studies mainly explored the quality, e.g., correctness and…

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Almost no modern software system is written from scratch, and developers are required to effectively learn to use third-party libraries or software services. Thus, many practitioners and researchers have looked for ways to create effective…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-04 Daye Nam , Andrew Macvean , Brad Myers , Bogdan Vasilescu

Several Deep Learning (DL)-based techniques have been proposed to automate code review. Still, it is unclear the extent to which these approaches can recommend quality improvements as a human reviewer. We study the similarities and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Giuseppe Crupi , Rosalia Tufano , Gabriele Bavota

As organizations increasingly deploy AI as a teammate rather than a standalone tool, morally consequential mistakes often arise from joint human-AI workflows in which causality is ambiguous. We ask how people allocate responsibility in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Greg Nyilasy , Brock Bastian , Jennifer Overbeck , Abraham Ryan Ade Putra Hito

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how developers adopt software engineering practices, yet the multi-dimensional nature of developer-AI interaction remains under-explored. Prior studies have primarily examined dimensions observable…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Yinan Wu , Ze Shi Li , Kathryn Thomasset Stolee , Bowen Xu

AI systems powered by large language models can act as capable assistants for writing and editing. In these tasks, the AI system acts as a co-creative partner, making novel contributions to an artifact-under-creation alongside its human…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Jessica He , Stephanie Houde , Justin D. Weisz

With the rise of generative AI, industry interest in software agents is growing. Given the stochastic nature of generative AI-based agents, their effective and safe deployment in organizations requires robust governance, which can be…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Hoang Vu , Nataliia Klievtsova , Henrik Leopold , Stefanie Rinderle-Ma , Timotheus Kampik

Poorly formulated research problems can compromise the practical relevance of Software Engineering studies by not reflecting the complexities of industrial practice. This vision paper explores the use of artificial intelligence agents to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Anrafel Fernandes Pereira , Maria Teresa Baldassarre , Daniel Mendez , Marcos Kalinowski

The use of Generative AI (GenAI) tools in software development has raised questions about their impact on productivity, code quality, and developer practices. Prior research presents mixed findings, with objective analyses identifying…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Mark Looi

[Context] Engineering Artificial Intelligence (AI) software is a relatively new area with many challenges, unknowns, and limited proven best practices. Big companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple have provided a suite of recent…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-01-26 Khlood Ahmad , Mohamed Abdelrazek , Chetan Arora , Muneera Bano , John Grundy

With the upcoming enforcement of the EU AI Act, documentation of high-risk AI systems and their risk management information will become a legal requirement playing a pivotal role in demonstration of compliance. Despite its importance, there…

Software practitioners are discussing GenAI transformations in software project management openly and widely. To understand the state of affairs, we performed a grey literature review using 47 publicly available practitioner sources…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Lakshana Iruni Assalaarachchi , Zainab Masood , Rashina Hoda , John Grundy

With the growing prevalence of generative artificial intelligence (AI), an increasing amount of content is no longer exclusively generated by humans but by generative AI models with human guidance. This shift presents notable challenges for…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Yueqi Xie , Tao Qi , Jingwei Yi , Xiyuan Yang , Ryan Whalen , Junming Huang , Qian Ding , Yu Xie , Xing Xie , Fangzhao Wu

With the rise of AI technologies and their growing influence in the screenwriting field, understanding the opportunities and concerns related to AI's role in screenwriting is essential for enhancing human-AI co-creation. Through…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Yuying Tang , Haotian Li , Minghe Lan , Xiaojuan Ma , Huamin Qu

The rapid integration of AI writing tools into online platforms raises critical questions about their impact on content production and outcomes. We leverage a unique natural experiment on Change$.$org, a leading social advocacy platform, to…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-16 Isabel Corpus , Eric Gilbert , Allison Koenecke , Mor Naaman

Software projects frequently use automation tools to perform repetitive activities in the distributed software development process. Recently, GitHub introduced GitHub Actions, a feature providing automated workflows for software projects.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Mairieli Wessel , Joseph Vargovich , Marco A. Gerosa , Christoph Treude

With software development increasingly reliant on innovative technologies, there is a growing interest in exploring the potential of generative AI tools to streamline processes and enhance productivity. In this scenario, this paper…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Mariana Coutinho , Lorena Marques , Anderson Santos , Marcio Dahia , Cesar Franca , Ronnie de Souza Santos

As artificial intelligence transforms software development, a critical question emerges: how can developers and AI systems collaborate most effectively? This dissertation optimizes human-AI programming roles through self-determination…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Marcel Valovy

Automatic documentation generation tools, or auto docs, are widely used to visualize information about APIs. However, each auto doc tool comes with its own unique representation of API information. In this paper, I use an information…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-11-12 Will Crichton

The rise of large language models (LLMs) has accelerated the development of automated techniques and tools for supporting various software engineering tasks, e.g., program understanding, code generation, software testing, and program…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Maja Vukovic , Rangeet Pan , Tin Kam Ho , Rahul Krishna , Raju Pavuluri , Michele Merler