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OpenAI Astra and Anthropic Opus just cracked unsolved WWII Enigma messages
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两个密码分析员用 Astra 和 Opus 把两条从二战到现在都没人解开的恩尼格玛(Enigma)密文给破了。开发者 Carter Leffen 让 Astra 自己去翻档案、找上下文线索、搭了个恩尼格玛模拟器,最后还原出了明文。Opus 具体干了什么、整个过程花了多长时间、准确率有多高,正文都没提。
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Sep 26
- TechCrunch · AIPickOpenAI Astra and Anthropic Opus just cracked unsolved WWII Enigma messages
Two cryptanalysts used OpenAI's Astra and Anthropic's Opus to decode two Enigma messages that had remained unbroken since WWII. Developer Carter Leffen had Astra search archives, find context clues, build an Enigma simulator, and recover the plaintext. The post doesn't spell out Opus's exact role, nor the time taken or accuracy rate.