Great power brings great responsibility: Personalizing Conversational AI for Diverse Problem-Solvers
Newcomers onboarding to Open Source Software (OSS) projects face many challenges. Large Language Models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, have emerged as potential resources for answering questions and providing guidance, with many developers now turning to ChatGPT over traditional Q&A sites like Stack Overflow. Nonetheless, LLMs may carry biases in presenting information, which can be especially impactful for newcomers whose problem-solving styles may not be broadly represented. This raises important questions about the inclusivity and accessibility of AI-driven support for newcomers to OSS projects. This vision paper outlines the potential of adapting AI responses to diverse problem-solving styles to avoid privileging a particular subgroup. We discuss the potential of AI persona-based prompt engineering as a strategy for interacting with AI. We propose using the GenderMag framework to create personas that include problem-solving styles that cluster by gender. This study invites further research to refine AI-based tools to support contributions to OSS projects, fostering a more inclusive and empowering environment for newcomers.
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14:00 - 15:30 | Open-Source Software (OSS)Research Track at 210 Chair(s): Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University | ||
14:05 10mTalk | Great power brings great responsibility: Personalizing Conversational AI for Diverse Problem-Solvers Research Track Italo Santos Northern Arizona University, Katia Felizardo Federal Technological University of ParanĂ¡, Igor Steinmacher NAU RESHAPE LAB, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University Pre-print | ||
14:15 15mTalk | Advancing Sustainable Communities in Scientific OSS: A Replication Study with Astropy Research Track Jiayi Sun University of Toronto, Aarya Patil Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Youhai Li Carnegie Mellon University, Jin L.C. Guo McGill University, Shurui Zhou University of Toronto | ||
14:30 15mTalk | More Than Code: Technical and Emotional Dynamics in Solidity's Development Research Track Matteo Vaccargiu University of Cagliari, Rumyana Neykova Brunel University London, Nicole Novielli University of Bari, Marco Ortu University of Cagliari, Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University of London | ||
14:45 15mTalk | The Multifaceted Nature of Mentoring in OSS: Strategies, Qualities, and Ideal Outcomes Research Track Zixuan Feng Oregon State University, USA, Igor Steinmacher NAU RESHAPE LAB, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University, Tyler Menezes CodeDay, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology, Reed Milewicz Sandia National Laboratories, Anita Sarma Oregon State University Pre-print | ||
15:00 15mTalk | The Introduction of README and CONTRIBUTING Files in Open Source Software Development Research Track Matthew Gaughan Northwestern University, Kaylea Champion University of Washington, Sohyeon Hwang Northwestern University, Aaron Shaw Northwestern University |