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OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005

738 points · 448 comments · sohkamyung

  1. peesem · · focus · HN ↗
    interesting, YouTube channel Veritasium just published a video on how Enigma was broken during WWII. at the very end they also give message that has yet to be decoded, although apparently they're different.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=JsBZOcqZerk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=JsBZOcqZerk

    1. sorahn · · focus · HN ↗
      I just finished watching that video, and thought to myself &quot;I&#x27;m sure someone else with Chat GPT tokens to burn has already done that&quot;

      And then I come to hackernews and well, not quite, but I&#x27;m sure that one will be done shortly too.

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    2. mmahemoff · · focus · HN ↗
      WRT the timing, Veritasium maybe looked at the last few weeks and decided there&#x27;s a fast-closing window in which to report on any famous messages yet to be solved.
      1. pocksuppet · · focus · HN ↗
        It is a private equity channel, so this is surely the reason. They have a team whose job is finding the most engaging content topics.
        1. NotSammyHagar · · focus · HN ↗
          is that really true, they are a private equity owned channel? But also, finding the most engaging topics is something most media does.
    3. Perz1val · · focus · HN ↗
      Maybe both watched Tom Scott a month ago about Bletchley Park?
      1. moebrowne · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=tDLbO9KeddY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=tDLbO9KeddY
      2. globular-toast · · focus · HN ↗
        This is a much more interesting video than the Veritasium one IMO. I mean, if you don&#x27;t already know anything about Enigma then, sure, the Veritasium one is decent. But it&#x27;s been done so many times and who doesn&#x27;t know it at this point? Somehow, though, I hadn&#x27;t understood the scale of the operation at the Park and how it was kept secret that whole time. The bits about compartmentalisation of knowledge were particularly interesting.
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