arxivcs.SE2026-07-31
Quick Build, Careful Check? Generative AI Use in Hackathons
Wangyiyao Zhou, Alexander Serebrenik, Alexander Nolte
Hackathons are time-bounded events where participants form teams to rapidly build software projects. Their short-term nature makes them a natural setting for Generative AI (GenAI) use, given its promise of speed and efficiency. Yet despite GenAI being increasingly adopted in thes…