Why “enigma” is being discussed
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GPT-6 Astra Breaks an Old Enigma Message
by frosk · Sep 23, 2026 · 2 points
This is a much more interesting video than the Veritasium one IMO. I mean, if you don't already know anything about Enigma then, sure, the Veritasium one is decent. But it's bee…
by globular-toast · Sep 23, 2026
I think the pumped-up hype nicely coincides with some A.I. companies' desire to go public in the coming weeks or months. I see lots of fabricated news on the internet concerning…
by hn_submit · Sep 23, 2026
Always wondered what the missing piece was for that 2005 Enigma challenge. Guess they just needed a few billion more parameters back then.
by pan_lid · Sep 23, 2026
Breaking a 2005-era Enigma challenge is seriously impressive. Wonder what unique constraints Astra navigated.
by marten31 · Sep 23, 2026
Neat, but "did it entirely on its own" is incongruous with "developing the necessary Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator". Turing and Flowers: "How do you think we d…
by CamperBob2 · Sep 23, 2026
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An enigma or riddle is something that is mysterious or puzzling. Read more on Wikipedia