They always have been. The real me is a person with lots of ideas but not enough executive function to make all of them a reality within my lifetime. ADHD makes it hard to even start tasks, even with medication.
LLMs essentially cured me of this particular problem, to the point I got addicted to building things and had to actively dial it back a bit because it.
As such, I consider LLMs to be assistive technology, like screen readers. LLM opponents are displaying some serious ableism.