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StoriesJack Clark @jackclarkSF2026-09-251:00

Alien explores the Library of Babel

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A 90s-style animated short of an alien exploring Borges' Library of Babel, made in Cowork by Claude Opus 5.5 from one detailed prompt plus two reference images.

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Create a 90s animated video with a synthesized voice of an alien exploring Borges library of babel and attempting to use the library to understand human culture yet dealing with the impossibility inherent to the vast search space of language. The video should have a clinical and spooky vibe that gets at the vastness of the library and also the fundamental challenges in lifeforms understanding one another. As inspiration, also take a look at this old GUI from a film as well as this piranesi etching.

Source: the creator's reply under the post. Kept in its original language, unedited.

Needs your own reference assets: besides the text prompt, the creator supplied images, video, audio, documents or a codebase, which are not hosted here. The prompt alone will not reproduce the result.

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Cowork

Original post: https://x.com/jackclarkSF/status/2103569043836027339

Model attribution is as stated by the creator and was not independently reproduced. View counts are a snapshot from 2026-09-28. The work belongs to its creator; DM @GoSailGlobal on X for corrections or removal.

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