Can AI serve as a substitute for human subjects in software engineering research?
Can AI serve as a substitute for human subjects in software engineering research?
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人工智能能否在软件工程研究中替代人类受试者?
DOI:
10.1007/s10515-023-00409-6
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发表时间:
2024
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Sarma, Anita
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作者:
Gerosa, Marco;Trinkenreich, Bianca;Steinmacher, Igor;Sarma, Anita
Research within sociotechnical domains, such as software engineering, fundamentally requires the human perspective. Nevertheless, traditional qualitative data collection methods suffer from difficulties in participant recruitment, scaling, and labor intensity. This vision paper proposes a novel approach to qualitative data collection in software engineering research by harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), especially large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and multimodal foundation models. We explore the potential of AI-generated synthetic text as an alternative source of qualitative data, discussing how LLMs can replicate human responses and behaviors in research settings. We discuss AI applications in emulating humans in interviews, focus groups, surveys, observational studies, and user evaluations. We discuss open problems and research opportunities to implement this vision. In the future, an integrated approach where both AI and human-generated data coexist will likely yield the most effective outcomes.
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DOI:
10.1109/icse48619.2023.00038
发表时间:
2023-01
期刊:
2023 IEEE/ACM 45th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)
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作者:
Bianca Trinkenreich;Klaas-Jan Stol;A. Sarma;D. Germán;M. Gerosa;Igor Steinmacher
通讯作者:
Bianca Trinkenreich;Klaas-Jan Stol;A. Sarma;D. Germán;M. Gerosa;Igor Steinmacher
DOI:
10.1109/icse43902.2021.00098
发表时间:
2021-01
期刊:
2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)
影响因子:
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作者:
M. Gerosa;I. Wiese;Bianca Trinkenreich;Georg J. P. Link;G. Robles;Christoph Treude;Igor Steinmacher;A. Sarma
通讯作者:
M. Gerosa;I. Wiese;Bianca Trinkenreich;Georg J. P. Link;G. Robles;Christoph Treude;Igor Steinmacher;A. Sarma
DOI:
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发表时间:
2022
期刊:
International Conference on Automated Software Engineering
影响因子:
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作者:
Jason Jaskolka;B. Hamid
通讯作者:
B. Hamid
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.4595896
发表时间:
2023
期刊:
SSRN Electronic Journal
影响因子:
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作者:
Fabio Motoki;Januário Monteiro;Ricardo Malagueño;Victor Rodrigues
通讯作者:
Victor Rodrigues
DOI:
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发表时间:
2018
期刊:
Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
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作者:
Soon;Joni O. Salminen;Haewoon Kwak;Jisun An;B. Jansen
通讯作者:
B. Jansen