AI RESEARCH
The Impact of Generative AI on Collaborative Open-Source Software Development: Evidence from GitHub Copilot
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2410.02091v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Generative artificial intelligence (AI) facilitates content production and enhances ideation capabilities, which can significantly influence developer productivity and participation in software development. To explore its impact on collaborative open-source software (OSS) development, we investigate the role of GitHub Copilot, a generative AI pair programmer, in OSS development where multiple distributed developers voluntarily collaborate. Using GitHub's.