articleAug 7, 2023GOLD OA

From "Ban It Till We Understand It" to "Resistance is Futile": How University Programming Instructors Plan to Adapt as More Students Use AI Code Generation and Explanation Tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot

SLSam LauPJPhilip J. Guo

University of California San Diego

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Abstract

Over the past year (2022–2023), recently-released AI tools such as ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot have gained significant attention from computing educators. Both researchers and practitioners have discovered that these tools can generate correct solutions to a variety of introductory programming assignments and accurately explain the contents of code. Given their current capabilities and likely advances in the coming years, how do university instructors plan to adapt their courses to ensure that students still learn well? To gather a diverse sample of perspectives, we interviewed 20 introductory programming instructors (9 women + 11 men) across 9 countries (Australia, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Rwanda,…

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  • Plan (archaeology)
  • Computer science
  • Resistance (ecology)
  • Code (set theory)
  • Programming language
  • Software engineering
  • Mathematics education
  • Psychology
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