Plots, love letters and remedies: The medieval secrets being revealed by AI (opens in new tab)

Covers Unlocking the past with AICovered by 7 sources including Digital Trends, heise onlineDiscussed on Hacker News, Hacker News, and Hacker News

A 400-year-old coded text found at the Vatican Library is among the historic documents and messages that are being cracked with the help of artificial intelligence.

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Digital Trends·

AI is turning its attention to historical secrets and already decoding centuries-old papers

Schneier on Security·

AI Used to Decrypt Medieval Ciphers

Techrights·

Links 04/06/2026: Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher for Naming Back Doors in BitLocker, "Demand is Booming for" Old Tech

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