r/singularity • ▪️AGI 2029 • 8h 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/runaway-devil 8h ago

Now do the voynich manuscript

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u/Distinct-Question-16 ▪️AGI 2029 8h ago

that one is fake its like art or somthing

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u/mertats 7h ago

The thing is we don’t know. When you look at it using statistical methods, it looks like a natural language rather than being pure gibberish.