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GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher

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  1. iltk · · focus · HN ↗
    Can the ships logs be found on the internet? If so, the model could've manufactured a fake key and corresponding message. I think this is unlikely but should probably still be considered.
    1. stalfie · · focus · HN ↗
      From the article:

      > Astra felt compelled to check its work and found that, in fact, the English cruiser HMS Canterbury arrived in Sevastopol on November 24, 1918, based on its original logs

      Then follows a picture of the original log papers.

      1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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