Background[]
On September 1, 2015 - players received direct messages (DM) via Twitter from the Moiraibot Twitter account. Some messages had just this link http://moirai.institute/test/machine2god/Self-aware.jpg Other DMs had messages along with the link.
The link leads to this image.
Puzzle Solutions[]
Solutions contributed by many sources including: Kelsey Morrison, Daniel Os, Crystal Rose, Gerwin Sturm, Mark van Heeswijk and others.
Spoiler Hint 1 |
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Spoiler Hint 2 |
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5 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 3 7 8 3 5 5 3 8 3 8 8 8 8 7 7 → i f n b o j e j a j d a b j h d a a f k k m f ↓
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Spoiler Hint 3 |
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Major Spoiler Hint 4 |
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Spoiler Solution |
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The matrix/grid is 16 x 16. The hidden text only uses half of the grid.
58777788378355383888877 ifnbojejajdabjhdaafkkmf
Take all the pairs, decrease the number by one. Then convert the letters a....p to the range 0....f.
You will now have:
48 75 6d 61 6e 69 74 79 20 69 73 20 41 49 27 73 20 70 75 7a 7a 6c 65
Which are hexadecimal numbers which fit nicely in the ASCII range, convert to get:
Humanity is AI's puzzle
(thanks Daniel Os for the final solution step)
Extra Notes[]
Player-made Documents[]
Post in the Age of Turing g+ community with information and solutions
Document with puzzle information created by Crystal Rose