Can AI Break Encryption? Cryptographers Are Divided
Experts who study cryptography are divided over whether OpenAI's new math could let AI break encryption. The headline asks whether AI can break encryption, a question that matters for online security.
Quick glossaryEncryption, Cryptographers
- Encryption
- Scrambling data so that only people with the right key can read it, which protects bank details and private messages.
- Cryptographers
- Experts who design and study the codes used to keep information secret and safe from people who should not see it.
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