About whether AI models could be used to invert hash functions.
Has this happened?
Yes 50 (38%)Not sure 53 (41%)No 27 (21%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI models could be used to invert hash functions.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
LLMs are not magic. I would be extremely surprised if they could invert even a simple hash. Some of them can’t even do basic arithmetic.