Artificial Intelligence in Code Optimization and Refactoring

AI has become useful in software development to help improve on code optimization/ refactoring exercises thus boosting on productivity, performance and sustainable maintainability. AI tools including CodeT5, Codex, Intel’s Neural Compressor, and Refactoring Miner help the developers to analyze the code, minimize it and advance refactoring engagements. This paper investigates the deployment of AI in code optimization and their performances in optimizing common codes used across industries on real-world case, highlighting the impacts of AI in enhancing system performance, code read abilities, and Reducing on the over burdensome and ailing technical debt stock. It also explores new frontiers in AI for software engineering; testing & quality assurance; self-adaptive code; program synthesis, which may completely alter the development cycle and coding methods during the subsequent decade. This paper also responds to other essential concerns: data accessibility, the generalization of an AI model, interpretability and expandability, which affects the applicability and adoption of AI solutions. This paper aims to discuss how such advancements and challenges show how AI is valuable in identifying code improvement possibilities and supports the creation of efficient methods for improving software quality on an ongoing basis.