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Analysing the Role of Generative AI in Software Engineering - Results from an MLR

Clarke, Paul orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4487-627X, Bazzan, Tuomas, Olojo, Benjamin, Majda, Przemysław, Kelly, Thomas, Yilmaz, Murat and Marks, Gerard (2024) Analysing the Role of Generative AI in Software Engineering - Results from an MLR. In: EuroSPI 2024, 4-6 September 2024, München, Germany. ISBN 978-3-031-71139-8

Abstract
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has become a practical tool that exhibits the potential to revolutionize numerous industries through publicly available systems with simple yet effective interfaces. This paper outlines the findings of research conducted in a multivocal literature review (MLR) with the aim of exploring the impact of GenAI in software engineering, with a focus on the fundamental aspects, use cases, benefits, and risks associated with contemporary GenAI models leveraged in key industries and practices. Key findings indicate that GenAI is adopted in software engineering, with various reported benefits in areas including requirement engineering, estimation and testing. However, there are also some risks associated with GenAI-based Software Engineering, such as in the context of generated data consistency and accuracy (sometimes referred to as the Hallucination problem), plagiarism, bias, and security. GenAI-assisted software engineering is becoming more mainstream, but resolving all the associated issues is going to take some time.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Generative AI, Large Language Models, Software Engineering, Risks, Benefits
Subjects:Computer Science > Computer software
Computer Science > Software engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Published in: Yilmaz, Murat, Clarke, Paul, Riel, Andreas, Messnarz, Richard, Greiner, Christian and Peisl, Thomas, (eds.) 31st European Conference, EuroSPI 2024 Munich, Germany, September 4–6, 2024 Proceedings, Part I. EuroSPI 1. Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-71139-8
Publisher:Springer
Official URL:https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-03...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:30401
Deposited On:14 Oct 2024 10:08 by Gordon Kennedy . Last Modified 14 Oct 2024 10:08
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