GPT-6 Astra Breaks an Old Enigma Message

An artificial intelligence model called GPT-6 Astra solved an unbroken Enigma message on its own. The system wrote its own decryption code, selected a target cipher, and matched plaintext clues without human help. Historical cryptanalysis now faces tools capable of conducting independent archival research and computational attacks.

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