GPT-6 Astra Deciphers an Undeciphered 1918 German WWI Radio Transmission
moultano · x · 2026-09-18
GPT-6 Astra reportedly deciphered a 1918 German WWI radio transmission that had never been cracked before, translating it as: "An English cruiser arrived at Sevastopol, an Allied squadron follows on the 26th." The model even self-verified: HMS Canterbury indeed reported arriving at Sevastopol on November 24, 1918, with an Allied squadron on the 26th. The message was one of 20 undeciphered WWI German transmissions on a public cracking list.
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