Joke thread claims ChatGPT has been running a SHA256 birthday attack since launch
IgorCarron · x · 2026-10-09
A clearly satirical "BREAKING" post claims a research team found tens of millions of instances of ChatGPT hashing random documents in a distributed collaborative effort — allegedly a birthday attack hunting SHA256 collision pairs, complete with deadpan lines like "the NSA and FBI declined to comment." Igor Carron shared it with "And they fall..." Pure AI-circle humor.
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