arXiv:2601. 16700v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools have seen rapid adoption among software developers.
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The article examines the psychological costs that software professionals face when organizations adopt artificial intelligence (AI) in software engineering workflows. Through a case study involving 21 interviews at a large software development services company, the authors identify several negative impacts—accountability anxiety, craft identity disruption, erosion of meaning and satisfaction, increased cognitive load and workload, and uncertainty distress. They also describe how practitioners cope by restoring control, adopting protective adaptations, or absorbing the costs, arguing that AI adoption should be viewed as a human transition rather than merely a technological or organizational change.
arXiv:2608. 13884v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid adoption of AI coding assistants and autonomous agentic development systems has coincided with major changes in the pace and structure of open-source software engineering.
arXiv:2607. 01810v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Open-source projects depend on a steady inflow of newcomers.
The study examines how back‑office employees at a large firm use generative AI (genAI) and finds that senior staff use it more sophisticatedly, likely because of their domain expertise. Sophistication differs across functions, peaking in Strategy, Digital Innovation, and Project Management—areas focused on firm‑wide strategic initiatives. The research also shows that sophistication does not improve over time or as a result of formal AI training, indicating that advanced use is hard to change.
arXiv:2607. 28650v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: While industry discourse often emphasizes immediate productivity gains and frames GenAI primarily as a tool for automation, the integration of GenAI into system administration may involve deeper shifts in professional practice that are not yet fully understood.
arXiv:2606. 13298v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI coding tools are now used by a majority of developers, and agentic use of these tools has popularized the practice colloquially called "vibe coding".