Secret code or foreign language? For machines, it might not matter. Without any prior knowledge, artificial intelligence algorithms have cracked two classic forms of encryption: the Caesar cipher ...

In 1854, Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the cipher known as "Playfair," named for his friend Lyon Playfair, first Baron Playfair of St. Andrews, who popularized and promoted the cipher. Its ...

Cipher-cracking AI isn't just for decoding encrypted data—new research shows it can make quick work out of translating human language. A team of researchers from the University of Toronto and ...