ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. MVUEH was sent by the German Army to the SS-Totenkopf (Death’s Head) Division on July 10, 1941, at the height of the Nazi military power in WWII. It was merely asked whether it could break any of the unbroken Enigma machine messages published on the Crypto Cellar Research web page.
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Tech Industry Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days — autonomous AI coded its own simulator to crack code that was unsolved since it was shared online back in 2005 News By Mark Tyson Published 26 September 2026 Before it started cracking, the LLM developed Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator and Enigma Bombe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A German Army Enigma transmission from 85 years ago, known as the MVUEH message, has been cracked by…
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