How do you know if you need a cofounder? I will not promote

So I think there is a little market opportunity in the country I live in. With tech prices falling in my field and AI reducing the strain of admin tasks Ive decided to build a start up to meet this need. Everything has been easier than I expected and is moving faster than anticipated. I keep running across people who want to be a cofounder, none of whom seem to have any ideas or skills of their own. I could use some help, and am fine with sharing work and credit but am unsure of giving cofounder status to someone who just wants to be a part of something. Ive been approached by a few people who ask specifically to be a cofounder and I can't quite sus out where they get the desire. If you want to be a cofounder then go found something! It seems to me they just want the title? Why insist on being a cofounder instead of just an employee? If this is all super naive of me, my apologies.