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Claude Fable 5.1 solves 370-year-old cipher in forty-four minutes

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Claude Fable 5.1 solved a 370-year-old cipher in forty-four minutes, demonstrating AI effectiveness at tasks involving extensive searching and testing.

WHY IT MATTERS

This result shows AI can now crack historical ciphers that resisted human cryptanalysts for centuries, and it does so in under an hour. The speed suggests AI's search-and-test capabilities have reached a practical threshold for certain classes of problems that previously required specialized expertise.

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The three things worth knowing

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Claude Fable 5.1 solved a 370-year-old cipher in forty-four minutes.

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The result aligns with observations that AI excels at tasks involving extensive searching and testing.

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This is a single reported result with no corroboration from other feeds.

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Schneier on Security Claude Fable Solves a Historical Cipher Open ↗
vals.ai via Hacker News Claude Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher Open ↗