Historian Uses GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 to Crack Centuries-Old Ciphers

Historian Benjamin Breen calls on AI labs to fund historical research, using GPT-6 Sol and Opus 5.5 to tackle real historical problems such as cracking 17th-century John Dee ciphers and tracing Darwin's intellectual roots.

2026-09-25 ~ 2026-09-25 · 2 related posts

• Historian uses GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 to decode 17th-century ciphers and trace Darwin's sources — emollick · 2026-09-25
• Historian uses GPT-6 and Opus 5.5 to crack John Dee's ciphers, urges lab funding — emollick · 2026-09-25