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Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation

As of 17 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 35 of 35 outbound references and 4 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2504.12608.

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Observation 0c10ac0a-cff4-4d07-bda7-6fc3ce92bb04 · outbound

This paper cites StarCoder: may the source be with you!.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation StarCoder: may the source be with you!

Reference 1

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Observation 2905e55e-d624-42d6-8532-eddd16d7c6cc · outbound

This paper cites Code Llama: Open Foundation Models for Code.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Code Llama: Open Foundation Models for Code

Reference 2

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Observation d9587fb7-5847-44be-b5ac-036f55b65bc5 · outbound

This paper cites DeepSeek-Coder: When the Large Language Model Meets Programming -- The Rise of Code Intelligence.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation DeepSeek-Coder: When the Large Language Model Meets Programming -- The Rise of Code Intelligence

Reference 3

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Observation b58691f4-ab12-49f2-92da-6c7d2224ba79 · outbound

This paper cites Automated repair of programs from large language models,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Automated repair of programs from large language models,

Reference 4

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Observation 103a03b5-5e0e-4efc-a9bc-4bd765006c3a · outbound

This paper cites Repetition in repetition out: Towards understanding neural text degeneration from the data perspective,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Repetition in repetition out: Towards understanding neural text degeneration from the data perspective,

Reference 5

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Observation e6cfcdfb-30a1-4e66-b0ec-b03fc077c9fb · outbound

This paper cites Learning to break the loop: Analyzing and mitigating repetitions for neural text generation,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Learning to break the loop: Analyzing and mitigating repetitions for neural text generation,

Reference 6

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-16T12:33:33.237699Z

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Observation 7c27fa8a-cf8e-4479-b7e0-630f7d981f1f · outbound

This paper cites [Online].

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation [Online]

Reference 7

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Observation 178d2a3c-32d5-4b28-82d2-7b06f79d2818 · outbound

This paper cites Can Large Language Models Write Good Property-Based Tests?.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Can Large Language Models Write Good Property-Based Tests?

Reference 8

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Observation 5d1ab013-48e1-4ecd-8ff6-8c4400d9429b · outbound

This paper cites Large language models are few-shot testers: Exploring llm-based general bug reproduction,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Large language models are few-shot testers: Exploring llm-based general bug reproduction,

Reference 9

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Observation c208aea5-4db2-4d32-acd6-dad990fc2d27 · outbound

This paper cites Explainable Automated Debugging via Large Language Model-driven Scientific Debugging.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Explainable Automated Debugging via Large Language Model-driven Scientific Debugging

Reference 10

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Observation 5bdf73a8-1975-43ad-948b-48dbb707e17b · outbound

This paper cites Evaluating Large Language Models Trained on Code.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Evaluating Large Language Models Trained on Code

Reference 11

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Observation 3ea713a6-ddb9-498b-8f97-8b3ebebf3226 · outbound

This paper cites Repocoder: Repository-level code completion through iterative retrieval and generation,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Repocoder: Repository-level code completion through iterative retrieval and generation,

Reference 12

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Observation cacf09e4-f4a4-41de-8dcb-b02c5ff37c41 · outbound

This paper cites TESTEVAL: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Test Case Generation.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation TESTEVAL: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Test Case Generation

Reference 14

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Observation 5ecc2b74-5ea1-4a96-a043-eb2194bb8795 · outbound

This paper cites BigCodeBench: Benchmarking Code Generation with Diverse Function Calls and Complex Instructions.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation BigCodeBench: Benchmarking Code Generation with Diverse Function Calls and Complex Instructions

Reference 15

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Observation b9e3bb13-e539-4d72-af65-49fcc57adad1 · outbound

This paper cites [Online].

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation [Online]

Reference 16

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Observation 94d284ef-b991-4746-a114-041ec1195f66 · outbound

This paper cites Crosscodeeval: A diverse and multilingual benchmark for cross-file code completion,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Crosscodeeval: A diverse and multilingual benchmark for cross-file code completion,

Reference 17

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-16T12:33:32.990496Z

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Observation ee7c7d33-c9d0-4b5b-9d48-8c22a24ce24a · outbound

This paper cites EvoCodeBench: An Evolving Code Generation Benchmark Aligned with Real-World Code Repositories.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation EvoCodeBench: An Evolving Code Generation Benchmark Aligned with Real-World Code Repositories

Reference 18

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Observation 38339f8f-3f49-4acd-bd09-51a4ec1a7115 · outbound

This paper cites Bugs in Large Language Models Generated Code: An Empirical Study.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Bugs in Large Language Models Generated Code: An Empirical Study

Reference 19

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Observation 13661610-3440-40de-af81-cf822255c8b1 · outbound

This paper cites Exploring and evaluating hallucinations in llm-powered code generation,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Exploring and evaluating hallucinations in llm-powered code generation,

Reference 20

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Observation 4253418e-ea48-49f9-aaf0-0b6cbcd6241c · outbound

This paper cites Beyond Functional Correctness: Investigating Coding Style Inconsistencies in Large Language Models.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Beyond Functional Correctness: Investigating Coding Style Inconsistencies in Large Language Models

Reference 21

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Observation 9e8d37c2-783e-4733-855c-572231f04b71 · outbound

This paper cites SantaCoder: don't reach for the stars!.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation SantaCoder: don't reach for the stars!

Reference 22

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Observation 1eae3fb7-5c9a-4087-b9fb-306667875662 · outbound

This paper cites StarCoder 2 and The Stack v2: The Next Generation.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation StarCoder 2 and The Stack v2: The Next Generation

Reference 23

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Observation 52cc08ed-ce4b-4cfb-8203-22fca7601e1a · outbound

This paper cites WizardCoder: Empowering Code Large Language Models with Evol-Instruct.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation WizardCoder: Empowering Code Large Language Models with Evol-Instruct

Reference 24

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Observation 093f5313-167d-4903-98a7-76a7eb03119a · outbound

This paper cites LLaMA: Open and Efficient Foundation Language Models.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation LLaMA: Open and Efficient Foundation Language Models

Reference 25

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Observation 034460e0-ae6c-4520-bdc8-fc320148d645 · outbound

This paper cites Magicoder: Empowering Code Generation with OSS-Instruct.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Magicoder: Empowering Code Generation with OSS-Instruct

Reference 26

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Observation 8ff3787c-2972-4006-beb4-b892c5d5f118 · outbound

This paper cites Is Your Code Generated by ChatGPT Really Correct? Rigorous Evaluation of Large Language Models for Code Generation.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Is Your Code Generated by ChatGPT Really Correct? Rigorous Evaluation of Large Language Models for Code Generation

Reference 27

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Observation f16a0501-7048-464d-84f6-a184024079ab · outbound

This paper cites Multi- lingual evaluation of code generation models,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Multi- lingual evaluation of code generation models,

Reference 28

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Observation a274b72c-8e33-435f-87e4-b4a4391870b1 · outbound

This paper cites A contrastive framework for neural text generation,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation A contrastive framework for neural text generation,

Reference 29

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Observation a87b162d-af34-4da2-87a6-fe29e35a8f5d · outbound

This paper cites A normalized levenshtein distance metric,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation A normalized levenshtein distance metric,

Reference 30

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Observation 8fdd4b1f-bb79-4ccb-9675-1c8a709500b4 · outbound

This paper cites An information-theoretic perspective of tf–idf measures,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation An information-theoretic perspective of tf–idf measures,

Reference 31

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Observation c4ae6206-3332-4afe-ad57-15fac132d3fb · outbound

This paper cites Beam Search Strategies for Neural Machine Translation.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Beam Search Strategies for Neural Machine Translation

Reference 32

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Observation b3f30958-e333-49a8-b5dc-0fdfef3fa6de · outbound

This paper cites The curious case of neural text degeneration,.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation The curious case of neural text degeneration,

Reference 33

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Observation 32bcacd2-ae73-4c9d-b9e1-2fbb128e4110 · outbound

This paper cites CTRL: A Conditional Transformer Language Model for Controllable Generation.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation CTRL: A Conditional Transformer Language Model for Controllable Generation

Reference 34

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Observation 1f761fb1-dcc1-443b-a94b-35ddd078574e · outbound

This paper cites Program Synthesis with Large Language Models.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Program Synthesis with Large Language Models

Reference 2021

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Observation e60ce59e-9bb5-4b1a-86b5-909123e4dede · outbound

This paper cites Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE48619.2023.00194.

Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation Available: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE48619.2023.00194

Reference 2323

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Pith citing papers

Observation 0207eb63-4135-4840-a4ba-8e72c7b8186e · inbound

Efficient Black-Box Fault Localization for System-Level Test Code Using Large Language Models cites this paper.

Efficient Black-Box Fault Localization for System-Level Test Code Using Large Language Models Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation

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Observation ac23bbc5-464b-4b13-8bf1-9795e64a5db0 · inbound

Bridging Generation and Training: A Systematic Review of Quality Issues in LLMs for Code cites this paper.

Bridging Generation and Training: A Systematic Review of Quality Issues in LLMs for Code Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation

Reference 73

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To What Extent Does Agent-generated Code Require Maintenance? An Empirical Study cites this paper.

To What Extent Does Agent-generated Code Require Maintenance? An Empirical Study Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation

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Observation c3cccb8a-96a1-4693-8280-2663fbc33455 · inbound

To What Extent Does Agent-generated Code Require Maintenance? An Empirical Study cites this paper.

To What Extent Does Agent-generated Code Require Maintenance? An Empirical Study Code Copycat Conundrum: Demystifying Repetition in LLM-based Code Generation

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