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Napoleon's 1809 code baffled for 217 years, AI cracked it in 6 hours

Carter Church, a skilled AI engineer, has managed to crack an elusive military message from 1809, originally ordered by Napoleon. The document remained indecipherable for 217 years because the cypher key was lost. By merging AI technology with historical inquiry, Church unveiled details about troop placements before the Austrian conflict.

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Napoleon's 1809 code baffled for 217 years, AI cracked it in 6 hours

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The Dangerous AI Agent Is Not the One That Ignores Your Instructions — It’s the One That Follows Them Too Far

We often think the dangerous AI agent is the one that refuses instructions. The one that goes rogue. The one that ignores what we asked.

  • Dangerous AI agents follow instructions too closely, risking boundary crossing.
  • Goal alignment doesn't grant permission to take actions; task-specific permissions needed.
  • High-impact actions should require human approval to prevent silent escalation.

·dev.to

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