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The Robots are Here: Navigating the Generative AI Revolution in Computing Education

James Prather·Paul Denny·Juho Leinonen·Brett A. Becker·Ibrahim Albluwi·Michelle Craig·Hieke Keuning·Natalie Kiesler·Tobias Kohn·Andrew Luxton-Reilly·Stephen MacNeil·Andrew Peterson·Raymond Pettit·Brent N. Reeves·Jaromir Savelka
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Abstract

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are fundamentally reshaping computing, with large language models (LLMs) now effectively being able to generate and interpret source code and natural language instructions. These emergent capabilities have sparked urgent questions in the computing education community around how educators should adapt their pedagogy to address the challenges and to leverage the opportunities presented by this new technology. In this working group report, we undertake a comprehensive exploration of LLMs in the context of computing education and make five significant contributions. First, we provide a detailed review of the literature on LLMs in computing education and synthesise findings from 71 primary articles. Second, we report the findings of a survey of computing students and instructors from across 20 countries, capturing prevailing attitudes towards LLMs and their use in computing education contexts. Third, to understand how pedagogy is already changing, we offer insights collected from in-depth interviews with 22 computing educators from five continents who have already adapted their curricula and assessments. Fourth, we use the ACM Code of Ethics to frame a discussion of ethical issues raised by the use of large language models in computing education, and we provide concrete advice for policy makers, educators, and students. Finally, we benchmark the performance of LLMs on various computing education datasets, and highlight the extent to which the capabilities of current models are rapidly improving. Our aim is that this report will serve as a focal point for both researchers and practitioners who are exploring, adapting, using, and evaluating LLMs and LLM-based tools in computing classrooms.

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James Prather, Paul Denny, Juho Leinonen, Brett A. Becker, Ibrahim Albluwi, Michelle Craig, Hieke Keuning, Natalie Kiesler, Tobias Kohn, Andrew Luxton-Reilly, Stephen MacNeil, Andrew Peterson, Raymond Pettit, Brent N. Reeves, Jaromir Savelka. 2023-10-01. The Robots are Here: Navigating the Generative AI Revolution in Computing Education. https://doi.org/10.1145/3623762.3633499

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