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Opus 5.5 makes a Connections-style video on how AI got here
The author had Opus 5.5 make a video inspired by the old science show Connections, tracing how a series of unrelated ideas led to today's accelerating AI moment, later re-narrated with an ElevenLabs voice.
Ethan Mollick
@emollickArchived 2026.09.29Originally posted 2026.09.28
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I was reflecting on how many random contingencies went into creating the current accelerating AI moment and had Opus 5.5 put together a video, inspired by old science show Connections, to try and point out how a series of initially unrelated ideas led to the moment we are in now.
Since people liked this, and the weak point was the text to speech, I asked Opus to update with an ElevenLabs voice. This is the same video, but with much better narration.
Ethan Mollick @emollickOriginally posted 2026.09.28
x.com/emollick/status/2104402002868592659Archived 2026.09.29 10:17