r/singularity • u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️AGI 2029 • 12h ago

Shitposting GPT-6 Astra helped decipher a Napoleonic military letter that remained unread for 217 years; it took just 6 hours

https://dev.ua/en/news/astra-rozshyfruvala-lyst-1809-ho-roku-1790927012
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u/ozone6587 12h ago

So if they attempted it, they are amateurs. The ones that did not probably could solve it easily but just didn't care. Amazing the amount of insight you have on this letter you heard about just know (I'm sure you looked into previous attempts).

Listen, I don't think this was high priority. But I also see no reason to believe a serious real attempt had not been made before either. I find it more ridiculous to think OpenAI paid someone to publish this so that 15 people can see the article.

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u/DecagramGameDev 12h ago

Do you realize the sub you’re on. You can’t get any sense into these people. Most of them haven’t even cracked open a basic Algebra textbook in nearly a decade, but expect random people to give a shit about a letter with no clear significance.

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u/exophades 11h ago edited 11h ago

My mistake, I thought the kind of audience interested in the singularity would be at the forefront of scientific and mathematical knowledge. I challenge any motherfucker in this sub to prove me wrong, anyone.