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SE Radio 626: Ipek Ozkaya on Gen AI for Software Architecture

Jul 23, 2024

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Ipek Ozkaya, Principal Researcher at SEI, discusses Gen AI for Software Architecture with host. They explore AI's impact on architecture decisions, challenges in implementation, and nuances of different ML models. The conversation delves into using AI tools for decision-making, limitations, and the importance of human expertise in verifying responses. They reflect on future trends and the need for holistic system development in software architecture.

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Quick takeaways

Gen AI enhances software architecture tasks, aligning with decision-making and system evolution.

Architects face challenges in maintaining consistency between architectural intent and system implementation.

AI tools automate tasks from documentation to software evolution, necessitating further development.

Human-AI partnership is crucial for leveraging AI tools in complex architectural decision-making.

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Defining Software Architecture

Software architecture is defined as the set of structures that are essential to reason about a system, considering software elements, rules governing them, and their properties. The architecture encompasses perspectives such as module structures, runtime behavior, and deployment, assessing how elements interact and communicate.

Intro

3min

Exploring Routine Tasks and Responsibilities of Software Architects in the Context of Gen AI

4min

Bridging the Gap Between Architectural Decisions and Implementation

9min

Comparison of Different Machine Learning Models in Software Engineering

2min

Gen AI in Software Architecture Decisions

5min

Utilizing Generative AI Tools in Software Architecture

24min

Impact of Gen AI on Software Architecture and Innovation

10min

Reflecting on Goals and Utilizing Existing Tools for Software Architecture

2min

Ipek Ozkaya, Principal Researcher and Technical Director of the Engineering Intelligent Software Systems group at the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon, discusses generative AI for Software Architecture with SE Radio host Priyanka Raghavan. The episode delves into fundamental definitions of software architecture and explores use cases in which gen AI can enhance architecture activities. The conversation spans from straightforward to challenging scenarios and highlights examples of relevant tooling. The episode concludes with insights on verifying the correctness of output for software architecture prompts and future trends in this domain. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine.

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