# Techno-animism and the Pygmalion Effect **Opening (not a real abstract):** Imagine this scenario: you find out that an artwork you admire a lot and that you think was made by a human is actually the product of an artificial intelligence. Would your aesthetic judgment change? Would you look, listen or read the work with different eyes? If so, why? (And if not, why not?). This scenario is one that could have a lot of different implications, depending on the person's views on art and artificial intelligence. If someone believes that art is a product of human emotion and creativity, then they might see this revelation as a devaluing of the art world. They might think that if something can be created by a machine, then it is not really art. However, if someone believes that art is more about the process of creation, and that the end result is less important, then they might see this revelation as interesting and even **Authors:** [[Emanuele Arielli]]