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

An artificial intelligence model has reportedly deciphered a military message issued on the orders of French leader Napoleon Bonaparte in 1809, unlocking a document whose contents had remained a mystery for more than two centuries.

The model, identified as “aster” and described as belonging to ChatGPT, analyzed the encrypted document and reached its text in about six hours, according to the report.

The message dates back 217 years and is linked to Napoleon’s military correspondence. The account did not disclose the decoded text or explain what orders or information the message contained.

Details of the decoding process were also not provided, including the type of cipher used or how the resulting text was verified.

The reported breakthrough points to the potential role of AI in examining encrypted historical records, though the limited information available leaves the message’s military significance unclear.