ChatGPT-6 Astra Cracks 1941 Enigma Message in Two Days
ChatGPT-6 Astra decrypted an 82-letter Enigma message from 1941 that had remained unbroken for over 80 years, completing the task in two days.
An AI model has solved a decades-old Enigma cipher. ChatGPT-6 Astra cracked the 1941 MVUEH message in just two days, according to Tom's Hardware. The encrypted text, 82 letters long, was sent by the German Army to the SS-Totenkopf Division on July 10, 1941.
The uncracked message had been shared with online enthusiasts in 2005. Astra selected MVUEH as a target after being asked whether it could break any unbroken Enigma messages listed on the Crypto Cellar Research web page. The model then autonomously developed Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator and an Enigma Bombe.
The decrypted message reads approximately: "Please specify the route of march. I am in Rosenow, Rosenow. Immediate reply by radio." Crypto Cellar researchers noted that the same task would take a human researcher weeks or months.
This is not Astra's first cryptographic success. The model previously deciphered a 108-year-old WWI German code encrypted with the ADFGVX method.
Quick answers
What did the decrypted Enigma message say?
The message reads approximately: 'Please specify the route of march. I am in Rosenow, Rosenow. Immediate reply by radio.'
How long did it take ChatGPT-6 Astra to crack the Enigma message?
It took two days.
What tools did Astra create to break the cipher?
Astra autonomously developed Python and C++ software for an Enigma simulator and an Enigma Bombe.