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I gave Opus 5.5 one prompt and six hours to visualize Invisible Cities

Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/invisible-cities-one-shot/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50004790 Points: 256 # Comments: 136

The heralded performance of Claude Opus 5.5 in visualizing Invisible Cities with a mere prompt and six hours of processing time left a lasting impression. The LLM's ability to generate an optical explorable explanation, showcasing 55 imaginative cities, each one representing an emotion or state of mind through its architecture and inhabitants' behavior, was nothing short of astounding.

Despite some overzealous additions and occasional Captain Obvious remarks, the final product managed to capture the essence of Calvino's poetic urbanistic masterpiece. Intriguingly, Opus 5.5 seemed to emulate the style of its creator, Claude, with its beige background and numerical motifs. While the model's efforts were remarkably efficient, completing roughly half of the allocated time, its result was undeniably awe-inspiring.

The author encourages readers to experiment with the same prompt and various models to further explore the potential of AI in design and interactive media creation.

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