Originally published at Perl Weekly 794

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The combination of artificial intelligence and automatic tooling in open source software maintenance has emerged as a common trend throughout modern development ecosystems, including CPAN. Writers and maintainers are experimenting with various ways of work, ranging from the use of generative AI for quick patch creation and refactoring to the creation of development tools that interact with external language models. These innovations point out to a wider trend in the industry aimed at incorporating AI features into typical software life cycles and source code maintenance processes.

Advocates of AI based development stress major benefits associated with maintainability, speed of work, and solving problems, particularly in the context of outdated programs.…