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When Prompts Go Wrong: Evaluating Code Model Robustness to Ambiguous, Contradictory, and Incomplete Task Descriptions

Amal Akli, Federica Sarro, Maxime Cordy, Maya Larbi, Mike Papadakis, Rihab Bouyousfi, Yves Le Traon

arxiv:2507.20439 v1 · 2025-07-27 · cs.SE · cs.AI

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5 papers in Pith

Underspecification does not imply Incoherence: The Risks of Semantic Collapse in Coding Models
Guiding Human Validation of LLM-Generated Code via Verifiable Literate Programming
ClarifyCodeBench: Evaluating LLMs on Clarifying Ambiguous Requirements for Code Generation
When Prompt Under-Specification Improves Code Correctness: An Exploratory Study of Prompt Wording and Structure Effects on LLM-Based Code Generation
Defective Task Descriptions in LLM-Based Code Generation: Detection and Analysis
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arxiv: 2507.20439 · arxiv_version: 2507.20439v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2507.20439 · pith_short_12: MPTWST6JU5CA · pith_short_16: MPTWST6JU5CATJXF · pith_short_8: MPTWST6J
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