This talk presents practical insights from the IREB Special Interest Group on AI and our ongoing exploration of artificial intelligence in requirements engineering. The presentation covers our proposed classification of AI applications in RE - from current documentation assistance tools to emerging analytical capabilities. Drawing from the group’s discussions and real-world examples, the talk examines both promising applications and problematic aspects of AI in requirements work. The focus remains on the evolving relationship between AI capabilities and human expertise, addressing how the requirements practitioner’s role is likely to transform rather than disappear.

I have been self-employed in software development for nearly 20 years now and have already written thousands of pages of requirements. In doing so, I’ve noticed how much better offers function when they don’t just cover the bare minimum and are 2-3 pages long, but instead detail everything, and how much easier everyone involved finds the progress of the project becomes, as it is easier to follow the status. As a result of a huge project that was awarded to someone else who sold cheaply and then bungled the work, I’ve made it my task to make software offers comparable, to make such situations less common, and in Andreas and Angelika, I’ve found motivated allies.