GPT-6 Astra cracks a WWI German radio cipher, HN discussion
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-09-19
A trending HN post claims GPT-6 Astra solved a WWI-era German radio cipher, showcasing frontier-model reasoning on a task that historically took human cryptanalysts years.
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