>Why bring it to life?

Why not? The author wanted it, and had wanted it for about four decades since trying and failing as a child due to the difficulty of the task. If you’re in a certain frame of mind, then “why bring it to life?” can be directed at any kind of cultural work to negate it out of existence.

> Why not?

The default state is that things don't get done unless we have a reason. So there is a motivation at play and it's OK to inquire about it, especially if the author appears to be cagey about how the project came to be.

I can intuitively understand the motivation for doing it if it helps you (learn, grow, make money, etc). I can also understand the motivation for doing it if it helps others. But on the face of it, neither applies to asking an LLM to build something completely abstract like this.

If your answer is "it was the author's childhood dream", fair.