to increase access, reproducibility, and transparency of Code LLMs in the research community. It
is important to note that Appendix A of the model license includes the use restrictions set by the
BigCode community to ensure that modifications of the model, and applications using the model,
adhere to the BigCode principles of responsible AI.
We expect Code LLMs to enable people from diverse backgrounds to learn to write higher-quality
code and develop low-code applications (Leinonen et al., 2023). Mission-critical software could
become easier to maintain as professional developers are guided by code-generating systems on how
to write more robust and efficient code. However, the security implications should also be carefully
considered (Sandoval et al., 2023). While the social impact is intended to be positive, the increased
accessibility of Code LLMs comes with certain risks such as over-reliance on the generated code
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