# Ethan Mollick shows Opus 5.5 writing a deliberately terrible short story

> Original title: Opus 5.5: "Give me 10 brilliant ideas for a science fiction short short story, pick the most brilliant and execute it terribly"

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-02T21:45:13.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hzn9frnxwjwolaonw1t2hi8nr
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2117372481191239762

## Summary

Ethan Mollick posts that he asked Opus 5.5 to generate 10 science fiction short short story ideas, pick the most brilliant, and execute it terribly. The post shares the prompt and the model's reply as a demonstration of its range.

## Post

Opus 5.5: "Give me 10 brilliant ideas for a science fiction short short story, pick the most brilliant and execute it terribly"

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