LLMs are superb thought partners

They are excellent un-stickers.

Unblockers.

LLMs help you get unstuck no matter where you're stuck.

They never will make you feel dumb, and they are always happy to help.

LLMs first will unpack the problem very coarsely, then sketch out a solution.

That unpacking is already very important in helping reason through the problem.

That ability makes them an amazing rubber-duck.

They can help you spot the errors in your reasoning very quickly just by playing it back to you.

The actual amount of time when coding that you're writing code is low.

It's a lot of googling to find specific error messages, etc.

But LLMs can just give you an answer.

There are a lot of small frustrations in creative tasks.

Those are off-ramps from flow.

But LLMs can help unstick you quickly, so you don't fall off the path.

Even if they're only as capable as an intern, they are enormously valuable.