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[Background/Context] AI assistants like GitHub Copilot are transforming software engineering; several studies have highlighted productivity improvements. However, their impact on code quality, particularly in terms of maintainability,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-21 Markus Borg , Dave Hewett , Donald Graham , Noric Couderc , Emma Söderberg , Luke Church , Dave Farley

The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has introduced a new paradigm in Software Engineering (SE), with generative AI tools like ChatGPT gaining widespread adoption among developers. While ChatGPT's potential has been extensively…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Ruiyin Li , Peng Liang , Yifei Wang , Yangxiao Cai , Weisong Sun , Zengyang Li

People are increasingly turning to generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot) for emotional support and companionship. While trust is likely to play a central role in enabling these informal and unsupervised interactions, we still lack…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Riccardo Volpato , Simone Stumpf , Lisa DeBruine

As large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini become integrated into software development workflows, developers increasingly leave traces of AI involvement in their code comments. Among these, some comments…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Abdullah Al Mujahid , Mia Mohammad Imran

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have shown the potential to assist developers with coding and debugging tasks. However, their role in collaborative issue resolution is underexplored. In this study, we analyzed 1,152…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Joy Krishan Das , Saikat Mondal , Chanchal K. Roy

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

This study investigates how undergraduate students engage with ChatGPT in self-directed learning contexts. Analyzing naturalistic interaction logs, we identify five dominant use categories of ChatGPT: information seeking, content…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Tawfiq Ammari , Meilun Chen , S M Mehedi Zaman , Kiran Garimella

This work takes a pedagogical lens to explore the implications of generative AI (GenAI) models and tools, such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot, in a semester-long 2nd-year undergraduate Software Engineering Team Project. Qualitative findings…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-31 Ahmed Kharrufa , Sami Alghamdi , Abeer Aziz , Christopher Bull

ChatGPT has significantly impacted software development practices, providing substantial assistance to developers in a variety of tasks, including coding, testing, and debugging. Despite its widespread adoption, the impact of ChatGPT as an…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Huizi Hao , Kazi Amit Hasan , Hong Qin , Marcos Macedo , Yuan Tian , Steven H. H. Ding , Ahmed E. Hassan

This paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis of security vulnerabilities in AI-generated code across public GitHub repositories. We collected and analyzed 7,703 files explicitly attributed to four major AI tools: ChatGPT…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Maximilian Schreiber , Pascal Tippe

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

Generative coding tools promise big productivity gains, but uneven uptake could widen skill and income gaps. We train a neural classifier to spot AI-generated Python functions in over 30 million GitHub commits by 170,000 developers,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-11-21 Simone Daniotti , Johannes Wachs , Xiangnan Feng , Frank Neffke

The advent of automation in particular Software Engineering (SE) tasks has transitioned from theory to reality. Numerous scholarly articles have documented the successful application of Artificial Intelligence to address issues in areas…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-26 Nathalia Nascimento , Paulo Alencar , Donald Cowan

The study on GitHub Copilot by GovTech Singapore's Engineering Productivity Programme (EPP) reveals significant potential for AI Code Assistant tools to boost developer productivity and improve application quality in the public sector.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Kevin KB Ng , Liyana Fauzi , Leon Leow , Jaren Ng

Generative AI is reshaping how software is designed, written, and maintained. Advances in large language models (LLMs) are enabling new development styles - from chat-oriented programming and 'vibe coding' to agentic programming - that can…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Vivek Acharya

Artificial intelligence (AI) assistants such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, built on large language models like GPT-4, are revolutionizing how programming tasks are performed, raising questions about whether code is authored by generative…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Oseremen Joy Idialu , Noble Saji Mathews , Rungroj Maipradit , Joanne M. Atlee , Mei Nagappan

As Large Language Models (LLMs), including ChatGPT and analogous systems, continue to advance, their robust natural language processing capabilities and diverse applications have garnered considerable attention. Nonetheless, despite the…

ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a chatbot launched by OpenAI on November 30, 2022. OpenAI's GPT-3 family of large language models serve as the foundation for ChatGPT. ChatGPT is fine-tuned with both supervised and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-29 Giriprasad Sridhara , Ranjani H. G. , Sourav Mazumdar

AI-powered education technologies can support students and teachers in computer science education. However, with the recent developments in generative AI, and especially the increasingly emerging popularity of ChatGPT, the effectiveness of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Nora Dunder , Saga Lundborg , Olga Viberg , Jacqueline Wong

Freelance workers must continually acquire new skills to remain competitive in online labor markets, yet they lack the organizational training, mentorship, and infrastructure available to traditional employees. Generative AI-powered tools…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Kashif Imteyaz , Isabel Lopez , Nakul Rajpal , Hunjun Shin , Saiph Savage