AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 7h ago6/10
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To LLM, or Not to LLM: How Designers and Developers Navigate LLMs as Tools or Teammates
A grounded theory study of 33 designers and developers reveals that organizational acceptance of LLMs depends on how they're positioned within workflows: as controlled tools versus collaborative teammates. Clear human authority and accountability enable integration, while ambiguous agency creates resistance, suggesting LLM adoption is fundamentally a sociotechnical positioning problem rather than a technical capability question.