Graham Platner’s “Digital Idol” App Prompts Teen Selfies for AI Approval: Moral Critics Warn of Societal Collapse Into Algorithmic Narcissism
A new app linked to controversial philosopher Graham Platner is under fire for encouraging teenagers to submit daily selfies to an AI judge that ranks their “moral beauty” and “social worth.” Critics say Platner’s invention—dubbed the “Idolizer”—turns ancient virtue ethics into a vapid popularity contest, replacing human connection with digital validation and accelerating the erosion of authentic self-esteem. “We are breeding a generation that worships a machine for praise,” one ethicist warns. “This is the logical endpoint of a society that has traded soul for screen.”