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Echoes of AI: Investigating the Downstream Effects of AI Assistants on Software Maintainability

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Main Authors:	Borg, Markus, Hewett, Dave, Hagatulah, Nadim, Couderc, Noric, Söderberg, Emma, Graham, Donald, Kini, Uttam, Farley, Dave
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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