AI Reportedly Decodes 217-Year-Old Napoleon Military Message in Six Hours

An artificial intelligence model identified as “aster” and associated with ChatGPT has reportedly deciphered a military message issued under orders from French commander Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809.

The encrypted document had remained a mystery for more than two centuries. The model reportedly analyzed it and recovered its text in about six hours.

The account describes the message as 217 years old but does not provide its decoded contents. It also gives no details about the military orders it contained or its intended recipient.

The reported breakthrough points to a potential role for AI in examining encrypted historical records. However, the account does not explain the decoding method or say whether the result was independently verified.