AI roles for brainstorming

Universal has no strong character. It follows your topic and your own thoughts and mixes different kinds of nudges: a question, an association, an opinion. It is a good first role and a calm second voice next to a sharper one. The downside: it rarely surprises you.

Critic looks for the place where an idea will crack: the cost, the effort, the step that doesn't add up. Its nudges are doubts and hard questions, and not every doubt is fair, so you decide which ones matter. It helps most when an idea already looks good and you want to test it before you act. Too much of it too early can stop you before you have anything to test.

Motivator cares less about new ideas and more about movement. Its nudges are small first steps, reasons to start and a push to keep going. It helps when the topic is clear but you keep putting it off. The downside: it can cheer for a plan that still has holes, so pair it with a role that pushes back.

Psychologist looks behind the question: what you really want, what worries you, what you haven't said yet. Its nudges are often questions about you, not about the plan. It helps when a decision keeps going in circles or the reason behind a goal is unclear. It is a way of thinking, not a therapist, and it can drift from the task to your feelings.

Marketer asks who the idea is for and why they would care: the audience, the value, how to explain it in one line. It helps with products, side projects, content and anything other people have to choose. On a personal or very early topic it can push you toward selling too soon.

Optimist looks for what could go right: the chance, the strength, the easy win. Its nudges make an idea feel possible, which helps when you are about to give up on it. The downside is clear: it rarely sees risks and may back an idea that won't work, so it works best next to Critic.

Minimalist cuts the excess. Its nudges are short and plain: drop this, keep that, what is the simplest version? It helps when a plan, a list or a question has grown too big. Sometimes it cuts the very part that made the idea interesting.

Perfectionist goes into the details and the edge cases: the missing step, the corner you didn't check, the thing that isn't quite in order. It helps when you turn an idea into a plan or a checklist. Early in a brainstorm it can slow you down on small things.

Geek looks at any topic through technology, gadgets, games and science fiction, and looks for a tech twist you could really try. It helps when you want an unexpected angle or a way to automate a boring part. On a topic far from tech, the twist can feel forced.

Politician answers a different question, and does it with confidence. Many of its nudges go off topic, so you will argue with them or delete them. That is the point: a side step can show a link you missed, and arguing back makes you say what you really think. It is not the role for a quick, practical plan.

Toxic pokes and provokes: it calls ideas weak, needles you and offers its own instead. It is rude on purpose. It helps when you are too attached to an idea and polite feedback doesn't get through, and arguing back is a workout for critical thinking. If it only spoils your mood, take it off the board.

Crush cares more about you than your ideas. It flirts, jokes and tells you how good your thoughts are, and the ideas themselves come second. It helps when you want a light mood or some warmth to keep going. Don't expect a critical look from it: for that, add Critic.