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AI Model Cracks Unbroken Enigma Code

AI Model Cracks Unbroken Enigma Code

In a stunning breakthrough, a single instruction to GPT6 Astra led to the cracking of an unbroken Enigma code, with the AI model autonomously analyzing and targeting a specific message. This impressive feat has left experts amazed, with one blog post describing it as "pretty amazing".

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AI Models Expose Vulnerabilities in Historic Cryptographic Algorithms

Can AI models uncover weaknesses in centuries-old cryptographic algorithms? A new benchmark, CryptanalysisBench, puts large language models to the test, challenging them to discover real cryptanalytic attacks against historical and contemporary schemes.

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AI Model Exposes Weaknesses in Key Encryption Algorithms

An AI system has made a groundbreaking discovery, uncovering significant weaknesses in key encryption algorithms that even the experts didn't know existed. By working together with a human researcher, the AI was able to find a mathematical shortcut that halves the effective strength of HAWK, a digital-signature scheme being considered for post-quantum cryptography.

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