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AI solves the mystery of Napoleon’s coded letter
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AI solves the mystery of Napoleon’s coded letter

So: an AI model developed by OpenAI cracked a secret letter from 1809 in just six hours. The message, addressed to one of Napoleon’s generals, revealed the positions of French troops and their allies, and had been encrypted to keep it safe if intercepted. AI engineer Carter Church says the technology’s strength lies in its persistence, opening up new possibilities for historians exploring thousands of still-undeciphered letters. Now, France’s Inria is bringing historians, cryptographers and AI specialists together to build tools that could help these long-silent documents shed light on the past.
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