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2026-09-24

The deeposcope, drawn by Claude Opus 5.5

An 86-second animated engraving, drawn entirely in code: from Galileo’s telescope to Van Leeuwenhoek’s microscope, all the way to the instrument of infinite complexity.

How it was made

Prompt: Tell the deeposcope concept as a short animated engraving, drawn entirely in code, with no images or video.

Source: Le deeposcope : l’IA est devenue un instrument scientifique

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The deeposcope, drawn by Claude Opus 5.5