Artificial Intelligence Asserts Kryptos Decoding Success, but Sculptor Retorts with a Resounding Disagreeance
“AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance”
“One of the oldest mysteries grabbing the interest of codebreakers and enthusiasts alike, the Kryptos sculpture, may soon meet its game. A new tool, powered by Artificial Intelligence, now stands as a potential key to unlock the confounding codes of this enigmatic structure.”
“Artificial Intelligence is the latest knight in shining armor, riding in on its digital steed to rescue the distressed damsel that Kryptos has proven to be, despite the best effort of mere mortal men. A riddled statue that has baffled even professional codebreakers, whose every attempt has so far ended in a restless night of furrowed brows and mumbled ‘maybes.’
Sure, the first three sections of the codes embedded in the sculpture have been cracked. But kudos to Jim Sanborn, the sculptor, who, in a stroke of unparalleled genius, gnarled the fourth part, making it seemingly intractable.
To give it perspective, let’s recall the rule of three. AI now seems to be the fairy-godmother, with its wand waving algorithms and glittering data, ready to break the triad-chain and potentially crack the fourth and final code in the scroll.
Enter the latest contender, the ‘untrendy researcher,’ who decided to draft AI for this epic confrontation. This digital warrior makes a valiant attempt, training a model on thousands of decrypted German military intercepts. Then, firing away volleys of high-speed calculations to crack the Kryptos fourth part, which has remained longer than a generation.
This new episode in the Kryptos saga kicked off the moment AI was harnessed. The fusion of machine learning with cryptography has engendered what might be the best bet to unlock this code mystery.
In years gone by, cryptographers would have bristled at the idea of a machine taking over their field. But lo and behold, the winds of change have blown the stuffy stereotypes into oblivion.
Yet, the ‘untrendy researcher’ brings some humble pie to the tasting table. The AI was not, after all, able to crack Kryptos’ fourth code in its first attempt.
Of course, in no way does that imply that probabilities cease to exist. With AI’s army of incessant computation and relentless learning, a close watch will definitely be kept on this defiant Kryptos code.
It’s laughable how fear and dread have dropped by the wayside, and excitement has seeped in to occupy the void. The world now eagerly awaits the moment when finally, AI unravels the Kryptos mystery. Until then, the saga continues, with a dash of silicon and a pinch of code.”