We Built the Statue: With AI, We Must Avoid the Pygmalion Delusion
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In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the sculptor Pygmalion carves an ivory woman so exquisite that he falls in love with his own creation. He kisses her, whispers to her, adorns her with jewels, and at last begs Venus to bring her to life. The goddess obliges. The statue warms under his touch. Galatea opens her eyes. And Pygmalion forgets that he carved her.
We are living through our own Pygmalion moment. Except our statue is made of silicon, copper, and code, and no goddess has intervened. The statue h
We are living through our own Pygmalion moment. Except our statue is made of silicon, copper, and code, and no goddess has intervened. The statue h
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