A Conceptual Framework for Requirements Engineering of Pretrained-Model-Enabled Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13095v1
• Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:06:25 GMT
• Title: A Conceptual Framework for Requirements Engineering of Pretrained-Model-Enabled Systems
• Authors: Dongming Jin, Zhi Jin, Linyu Li, Xiaohong Chen,
• Abstract summary: We propose a conceptual framework tailored to requirements engineering of pretrained-model-enabled software systems.<n>This vision helps provide a guide for researchers and practitioners to tackle the emerging challenges in requirements engineering of pretrained-model-enabled systems.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Recent advances in large pretrained models have led to their widespread integration as core components in modern software systems. The trend is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. Unlike traditional software systems governed by deterministic logic, systems powered by pretrained models exhibit distinctive and emergent characteristics, such as ambiguous capability boundaries, context-dependent behavior, and continuous evolution. These properties fundamentally challenge long-standing assumptions in requirements engineering, including functional decomposability and behavioral predictability. This paper investigates this problem and advocates for a rethinking of existing requirements engineering methodologies. We propose a conceptual framework tailored to requirements engineering of pretrained-model-enabled software systems and outline several promising research directions within this framework. This vision helps provide a guide for researchers and practitioners to tackle the emerging challenges in requirements engineering of pretrained-model-enabled systems.

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