2024/12/06 by Alex Alex, Alex, Liu +3 · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Software Engineering (cs.SE) #Software Engineering Research #Software Reliability and Analysis Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.05098
openalex publication_date 2024/12/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This manuscript signals a new era in the integration of artificial intelligence with software engineering, placing machines at the pinnacle of coding capability. We present a formalized, iterative methodology proving that AI can fully replace human programmers in all aspects of code creation and refinement. Our approach, combining large language models with formal verification, test-driven development, and incremental architectural guidance, achieves a 38.6% improvement over the current top performer's 48.33% accuracy on the SWE-bench benchmark. This surpasses previously assumed limits, signaling the end of human-exclusive coding and the rise of autonomous AI-driven software innovation. More than a technical advance, our work challenges centuries-old assumptions about human creativity. We provide robust evidence of AI superiority, demonstrating tangible gains in practical engineering contexts and laying the foundation for a future in which computational creativity outpaces human ingenuity.