@article{ART003348196},
author={Yun Young-Sun},
title={A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence},
journal={ Journal of Software Forensics},
issn={3092-541X},
year={2026},
volume={22},
number={2},
pages={21-29},
doi={10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yun Young-Sun
TI - A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
JO - Journal of Software Forensics
PY - 2026
VL - 22
IS - 2
PB - Korea Software Assessment and Valuation Society
SP - 21
EP - 29
SN - 3092-541X
AB - This paper examines the impact of the rapid spread of large language models (LLMs) and agent-based systems on software development methodologies and software appraisal systems, and proposes a new appraisal paradigm for the age of artificial intelligence. As software development shifts from explicit human design and implementation toward AI-collaborative development characterized by natural language-based requirement specification, AI-assisted code generation, and iterative cycles of planning, execution, and verification, software appraisal must also expand beyond completed source code and functional deliverables. It should encompass training data, model architectures and weights, prompts and generation histories, the traceability of human-AI collaboration, and external APIs and operational pipelines. From this perspective, this paper systematizes forms of AI utilization as “of the AI, by the AI, for the AI” and highlights the need for an appraisal framework covering AI models, AI-generated outputs and processes, and the ecosystem in which AI operates.
KW - vibe coding;AI-collaborated SW development;SW appraisal paradigm shift
DO - 10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
ER -
Yun Young-Sun. (2026). A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Software Forensics, 22(2), 21-29.
Yun Young-Sun. 2026, "A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence", Journal of Software Forensics, vol.22, no.2 pp.21-29. Available from: doi:10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun "A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Journal of Software Forensics 22.2 pp.21-29 (2026) : 21.
Yun Young-Sun. A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 2026; 22(2), 21-29. Available from: doi:10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun. "A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Journal of Software Forensics 22, no.2 (2026) : 21-29.doi: 10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun. A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Software Forensics, 22(2), 21-29. doi: 10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun. A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Software Forensics. 2026; 22(2) 21-29. doi: 10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun. A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 2026; 22(2), 21-29. Available from: doi:10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
Yun Young-Sun. "A Paradigm Shift of Software Appraisal in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" Journal of Software Forensics 22, no.2 (2026) : 21-29.doi: 10.29056/jsf.2026.06.03
