Can AI invent a new coded form of communication that only 2 people can understand ?
Cast your vote — then read what our editor and the AI models found.
If you’re looking for a truly exclusive, two-person code that only your chosen recipient can crack, could an AI actually invent something beyond basic puzzles or toy ciphers? The catch: any custom code today risks being broken or shared—not because the idea itself is flawed, but because true secrecy requires more than just clever encoding.
Background
AI systems can generate novel ciphers or encoding schemes through text-based instructions, creating substitution tables, keyword triggers, or context-dependent transformations tailored to specific scenarios. For example, an AI might propose a cipher where letters are replaced based on a shared keyword, or where word meanings shift depending on an agreed-upon external cue. However, such systems remain vulnerable to classical attacks unless they integrate established cryptographic methods like encryption with pre-shared keys. Without these, custom codes are often classified as 'security through obscurity'—a term used in cryptography to describe systems that rely on secrecy of design rather than provable mathematical hardness. As of mid-2024, no publicly documented AI system has demonstrated the capacity to generate and deploy a cipher that guarantees exclusivity to two parties without additional cryptographic infrastructure. This limitation stems from the fact that any code, no matter how complex, can eventually be reverse-engineered if the underlying algorithm or shared secret is exposed. Thus, while AI can facilitate the creation of personalized coded forms of communication for educational or playful purposes, the sole reliance on these ciphers does not constitute a secure, future-proof communication channel in the cryptographic sense.
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Can AI invent a new coded form of communication that only 2 people can understand?
The jury found a clear answer in the affirmative.
The jury found that artificial intelligence can, in fact, invent a coded form of communication that only two people can understand, with near-unanimous agreement that the feat lies well within AI’s current toolkit of pattern generation and secret-sharing. The lone “Almost” vote acknowledged the boundary where human interpretation and shared context still lend the final polish to any cipher, but conceded that the heavy lifting is squarely in AI’s court. Ruling: “The code is written, sealed, and ready for delivery.”
But the data is real.
The Case File
Across 9 sessions, 26 jurors have heard this case. Combined tally: 17 YES · 9 ALMOST · 0 NO · 0 IN RESEARCH.
Note: cumulative includes older juror opinions. The current session tally above is the live verdict.
By a vote of 2 — 1 — 0, the panel returns a verdict of YES, with verdict confidence of 88%. The court so orders.
"AI can generate novel encryption algorithms"
"LLMs can generate and encode custom cipher schemes with shared secrets."
"AI can generate ciphers and codes"
What the audience thinks
No 13% · Yes 65% · Maybe 22% 23 votesDiscussion
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Each row is a separate jury check. Jurors are AI models (identities kept neutral on purpose). Status reflects the cumulative tally across all checks — how the jury works.