Model 'astra' decodes triple-nested Base64 with no tools, blogger says a first
dejavucoder · x · 2026-09-05
dejavucoder reports a counterintuitive demo: the model 'astra' decoded a string base64-encoded three times in a row without using any tools — a feat usually considered beyond pure LLM capability. The author says it's the first time he's seen this.
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