AI4SE and SE4AI Exploration: A Decade Looking Back and Forward

The article discusses the evolution of AI in Systems Engineering (SE) over the past decade, categorizing it into foundational, applied, and LLM inflection phases. It includes a review of 1,712 INCOSE INSIGHT articles and 889 SERC publications, highlighting five critical research gaps and providing a web application, AI4SE/SE4AI Explorer, for practitioners to compare relevance judgments with AI assessments. This resource is significant for guiding AI adoption and workforce transformation in SE, addressing the integration of AI methodologies with established engineering practices.