AI-assisted decryption of a long‑standing Enigma cipher
Problem
The community faces an Enigma cipher that has remained unsolved since 2005, requiring stronger decryption tools to verify AI's contribution and confirm the novelty of the decryption process. At the same time, there is skepticism about the credibility, originality of AI‑generated code and how it integrates with human effort.
Pain points
- Long‑term unsolved cipher causing repeated effort
- Skepticism about the functionality and innovation of AI‑generated software
- Need for reliable verification of AI's actual contribution in the decryption process
Questions to verify
- 1. Has this cipher truly remained unsolved since before 2005?
- 2. What innovations do you see current AI tools bringing to cryptanalysis?
- 3. What concerns do you have about the reusability and intellectual property of AI‑generated cryptanalysis software?
Evidence
quote · @Anonymous
gemini 3.8 flash in anrigravitiy oneshoted the descryption in about 45min non-steered run (opus is still running with the task, has some script to run for about 100min)PromptDecrypt encrypted with enigma `ICRVSORMCCWQTATYEVFXDBZGGSNXWLPSYWZYTCBSWULRTBZCVGODVJUSLSOOMJQJZSXSEBZPEYMDNXJYTC`ResultRaw Decryption (verbatim from the machine): BTTEUMANGABEDESMARSQWEGESXBEFINDEMIQINXROSENOWROSENOWXSOFORTFUNKANTWORTXWASCHBBSCH
Disclaimer: this card is distilled by AI from community discussions as “pain point evidence”. It is a starting point for need analysis and validation, not a “validated market need”. AI has analytical limits; please open the original discussion above to manually verify before key decisions.