The Role of Generative AI in Software Student CollaborAItion

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Main Authors: Kiesler, Natalie, Smith, Jacqueline, Leinonen, Juho, Fox, Armando, MacNeil, Stephen, Ihantola, Petri
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author Kiesler, Natalie
Smith, Jacqueline
Leinonen, Juho
Fox, Armando
MacNeil, Stephen
Ihantola, Petri
author_facet Kiesler, Natalie
Smith, Jacqueline
Leinonen, Juho
Fox, Armando
MacNeil, Stephen
Ihantola, Petri
contents Collaboration is a crucial part of computing education. The increase in AI capabilities over the last couple of years is bound to profoundly affect all aspects of systems and software engineering, including collaboration. In this position paper, we consider a scenario where AI agents would be able to take on any role in collaborative processes in computing education. We outline these roles, the activities and group dynamics that software development currently include, and discuss if and in what way AI could facilitate these roles and activities. The goal of our work is to envision and critically examine potential futures. We present scenarios suggesting how AI can be integrated into existing collaborations. These are contrasted by design fictions that help demonstrate the new possibilities and challenges for computing education in the AI era.
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spellingShingle The Role of Generative AI in Software Student CollaborAItion
Kiesler, Natalie
Smith, Jacqueline
Leinonen, Juho
Fox, Armando
MacNeil, Stephen
Ihantola, Petri
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
Collaboration is a crucial part of computing education. The increase in AI capabilities over the last couple of years is bound to profoundly affect all aspects of systems and software engineering, including collaboration. In this position paper, we consider a scenario where AI agents would be able to take on any role in collaborative processes in computing education. We outline these roles, the activities and group dynamics that software development currently include, and discuss if and in what way AI could facilitate these roles and activities. The goal of our work is to envision and critically examine potential futures. We present scenarios suggesting how AI can be integrated into existing collaborations. These are contrasted by design fictions that help demonstrate the new possibilities and challenges for computing education in the AI era.
title The Role of Generative AI in Software Student CollaborAItion
topic Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14084