Napoleon's coded letter to general deciphered after 217 years
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 16:25 · Archive
A letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809 has been deciphered using artificial intelligence after more than two centuries.
A coded letter written by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809 has been deciphered for the first time in more than two centuries. The letter was sent to General Auguste de Marmont and contained previously unknown intelligence about French and Austrian military deployments. It was dispatched on the eve of conflict between France and the Habsburg Empire, as Austria sought to challenge French power.
An AI engineer at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne announced this week that he had successfully cracked the code. Carter Church employed OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra system to unlock and transcribe the encrypted correspondence, solving a puzzle that had baffled cryptographers for more than 200 years.
How it is being reported
- Napoleon’s secret code deciphered after 217 years using AI to read emperor’s mysterious letterNew York Post · 2 Oct, 16:14
- Napoleon's code is cracked after 217 years: Scientist uses AI to read a mysterious letter written by the Emperor in 1809Daily Mail · 2 Oct, 16:07
- Napoleon Bonaparte's letter to general finally cracked after 217 yearsGB News · 2 Oct, 12:00
In this story: Napoleon Bonaparte · Auguste de Marmont · France · Austria · Habsburg Empire · SentinelOne · Carter Church
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