AI Cracks 217-Year-Old Napoleonic Code in Six Hours
Engineer Carter Church used GPT-6 Astra to decode a lost military cipher from 1809, revealing troop placements previously unknown for two centuries.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 4 Oct 2026. Times of India published first, on 4 October at 04:28 UTC; Latest from Tom's Hardware followed 8h 40m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 4 October at 13:08 UTC.
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- Carter Church
- GPT-6 Astra
- Napoleon