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'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers

Source: enca · 2026-10-16T03:00:00 UTC

'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers Estelle. Bronkhorst Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:30 TOKYO - Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years -- until AI cracked it in a matter of hours. Artificial intelligence is helping non-specialists unlock the secrets of historical sources, a trend described as a "turning poi

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