The Impact of Generative AI on Creativity in Software Development: A Research Agenda

2024/12/19 by Victoria Jackson, Bogdan Vasilescu, Daniel Russo +7 · 2 citations
Computer Science · Psychology · #Cognitive Science and Mapping #Creativity in Education and Neuroscience #Educational Games and Gamification

paper · doi:10.1145/3708523

openalex publication_date 2024/12/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/03

Abstract

As GenAI becomes embedded in developer toolchains and practices, and routine code is increasingly generated, human creativity will be increasingly important for generating competitive advantage. This article uses the McLuhan tetrad alongside scenarios of how GenAI may disrupt software development more broadly, to identify potential impacts GenAI may have on creativity within software development. The impacts are discussed along with a future research agenda comprising five connected themes that consider how individual capabilities, team capabilities, the product, unintended consequences, and society can be affected.

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