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Astra and Opus just passed Turing’s other test

Friday, September 25, 2026


Two AI models, Astra and Opus, completed codebreaking work that Alan Turing began during World War II, according to a report on the development. The models processed encrypted messages and produced decrypted output matching historical records. Turing's original codebreaking efforts at Bletchley Park focused on breaking Enigma machine encryption used by Nazi Germany.

Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/astra-and-opus-just-passed-turings-other-test/

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