Aug 2026· Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Abstract
The spread of Generative Artificial Intelligence and large language models (LLMs) has opened new possibilities for non-specialists to conceptualize and build functioning software on their own. This study exploratorily analyzes how a single user without formal programming training employed generative LLMs to develop, revise, and refine EasyHR Office and a self-understanding web application titled "나는 어떤 일을 어떻게 할 때 가장 잘 작동하는가?". The two programs originated from a combination of the desire to create something directly through generative AI and a practical concern with HR work in small workplaces as well as questions about how people function. In addition, recurring patterns observed across the two cases are tentatively organized under the label of Deliberate Deficit-Consolidation (DDC). Keywords: Generative Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Model, LLM, Non-specialist Development, Self-directed Learning, HR Practice, Software Development, Web Application, Case Study, DDC
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