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title: "Ethan Mollick open-sources Claude-built 3D map of Umberto Eco's library"
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retrieval_nugget: "Ethan Mollick open-sourced a project in which Claude Projects reconstructed Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library in 3D, with the AI gathering the references itself. Ethan Mollick released as open source on GitHub a project he built with access to the new Claude Projects. He asked Claude to go through images, videos and records of Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library and reconstruct it"
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# Ethan Mollick open-sources Claude-built 3D map of Umberto Eco's library

## Retrieval answer

Ethan Mollick open-sourced a project in which Claude Projects reconstructed Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library in 3D, with the AI gathering the references itself. Ethan Mollick released as open source on GitHub a project he built with access to the new Claude Projects. He asked Claude to go through images, videos and records of Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library and reconstruct it

Ethan Mollick released as open source on GitHub a project he built with access to the new Claude Projects. He asked Claude to go through images, videos and records of Umberto Eco's 33,000-book library and reconstruct it in 3D, including book locations. Mollick states that the AI found all the references itself.

The released code lets engineers inspect how a long, multi-source reconstruction task was assembled rather than judging it from a demo alone. The posts do not report how accurate the book placements are, how much human correction was involved, or how long the work took.

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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