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The AI cracked an Enigma message after scanning 82 million combinations in 45 minutes

The AI in Antigravity built an Enigma decryption program, fetched repos, ran an 82M combination scan and decrypted the message in about 45 minutes.

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How it works

  1. The AI builds the decryption program
  2. Fetches reference code
  3. Runs an 82 million combination scan
  4. Decrypts the message in about 45 minutes

Why it’s worth knowing

Bletchley Park took years and a building full of people.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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