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GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher

400 points · 180 comments · nsoonhui

  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. ricardobeat · · focus · HN ↗
      That’s statistically unlikely (to not say impossible), isn’t it? Plus the compute required to brute force a key is not available at inference time.
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