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Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method

As of 22 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 16 of 16 outbound references and 1 inbound Pith citation observation for arXiv:2502.07789.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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measured 16 of 16 reference resolution

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measured 17 of 17 standing notices

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measured 1 of 1 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

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Source: pith, observed 2026-08-06T22:10:20.458751Z

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Observation 3d3955ab-64c1-4f69-8e39-e6d731c71b8c · outbound

This paper cites Does Every Computer Scientist Need to Know Formal Methods?.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Does Every Computer Scientist Need to Know Formal Methods?

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Observation a026cfda-98bf-45f7-a156-1ad2bb30b485 · outbound

This paper cites On Formal Methods Thinking in Computer Science Education,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method On Formal Methods Thinking in Computer Science Education,

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This paper cites More Than Half of UK Undergraduates Admit Using AI to Write Essays,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method More Than Half of UK Undergraduates Admit Using AI to Write Essays,

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Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Unresolved cited work

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Observation f91238d3-f126-4bba-9fbe-6a8d372be736 · outbound

This paper cites The robots are coming: Exploring the implications of openai codex on introductory programming,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method The robots are coming: Exploring the implications of openai codex on introductory programming,

Reference 5

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Observation 4e6c8061-33df-45d1-b2d0-80d6f9847759 · outbound

This paper cites Conversing with Copilot: Exploring Prompt Engineering for Solving CS1 Problems Using Natural Language,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Conversing with Copilot: Exploring Prompt Engineering for Solving CS1 Problems Using Natural Language,

Reference 6

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Observation 8f4dec20-fdce-4506-a201-dd7d10682d8f · outbound

This paper cites Can Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) Pass Assessments in Higher Education Programming Courses?.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Can Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) Pass Assessments in Higher Education Programming Courses?

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Observation db4b0e6c-6e44-465c-ac9a-21971e023e09 · outbound

This paper cites Chatgpt,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Chatgpt,

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Observation 5ef668dd-e4eb-4b07-b83a-fb37992c6a4d · outbound

This paper cites Schneider, The B-Method: an Introduction , ser.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Schneider, The B-Method: an Introduction , ser

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This paper cites Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?

Reference 10

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Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Unresolved cited work

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This paper cites The First Twenty-Five Years of Industrial Use of the B-Method,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method The First Twenty-Five Years of Industrial Use of the B-Method,

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This paper cites Can chatgpt support software verification?.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Can chatgpt support software verification?

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This paper cites Kanika, Research Methods: The Essential Knowledge Base.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Kanika, Research Methods: The Essential Knowledge Base

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Observation e7cd4ca9-5a6f-40cb-ada4-755acbb16d36 · outbound

This paper cites Computation of normalized edit distance and applications,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Computation of normalized edit distance and applications,

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This paper cites Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method,.

Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method,

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Pith citing papers

Observation 61c8ef18-3838-4605-b2eb-af93dbae9874 · inbound

Can Large Language Models Help Students Prove Software Correctness? An Experimental Study with Dafny cites this paper.

Can Large Language Models Help Students Prove Software Correctness? An Experimental Study with Dafny Do AI assistants help students write formal specifications? A study with ChatGPT and the B-Method

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