Are you LLM rubber ducking?
28 May 2026
In this moment:
Melissa Fisher
Read Melissa Fisher's blog post: My rubber duck buddy — LLM use case - accelerate your thinking
She uses Co-pilot to get her thinking in order before landing on a test strategy. Very nice indeed!
Some reflections and questions pop into my head:
She uses Co-pilot to get her thinking in order before landing on a test strategy. Very nice indeed!
Some reflections and questions pop into my head:
- The importance of setting context and boundaries so the LLM doesn't go off on one.
- Are we becoming too comfortable using LLMs as a work buddy where we might've originally sought support from our colleagues and our communities of practice?
- Accelerate your thinking, don't outsource it.
- There's value in developing AI agents to ask me plenty of questions instead of just being given the answers. LLM-as-coach anyone?
- Using the output of a AI rubber-ducking session doesn't stop us from then collaborating with our colleagues or seeking support from our communities of practice.
What did the blog post spark in you? Feel free to comment.
Simon Tomes
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