GPT-6 Astra built a Mac aquarium wallpaper, battery optimizations pending

AI engineer Chase Lean's prototype turns the cursor into fish bait, though performance still depends on the machine running it.

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Astra shortened the trip from a one-off idea to working interactive software, while the battery work shows why generated prototypes still need engineering.

A hand interacts with a laptop screen displaying a vibrant, digital aquarium wallpaper with colorful fish.

Chase Lean (@chaseleantj), an AI engineer and educator, used OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra to create an interactive aquarium wallpaper for his Mac, producing a desktop scene in which schools of fish change direction as the cursor moves through the water.

https://x.com/chaseleantj/status/2100663203076128908

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