AI Thinks It Cracked Kryptos. The Artist Behind It Says No Chance
For 35 years, amateur and professional cryptographers have tried to crack the code on Kryptos, a majestic sculpture that sits behind CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. In the 1990s, the CIA, NSA, and a Rand Corporation computer scientist independently came up with translations for three of the sculpture’s four panels of scrambled letters. But the final segment, known as K4, was encoded with knottier techniques and remains unsolved, fueling the obsession of thousands of would-be cryptanalysts.
- The enigmatic nature of Kryptos has created a fascinating dynamic where amateur and professional cryptographers alike are drawn to the challenge, often fueled by social media and online forums.
- What secrets might be hidden in plain sight within the encrypted text, waiting to be uncovered by an inquisitive mind with the right combination of skills and curiosity?