Sam Altman said he suspects that, in addition to things like family members using code words in crisis situations, we will see heads of state cryptographically sign urgent messages or otherwise somehow guarantee their authenticity.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
Reasoning
Vague prediction with no horizon.
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Sam Altman, “Sam Altman said he suspects that, in addition to things like family members using code words in crisis situations, we will see heads of state cryptographically sign urgent messages or otherwise somehow guarantee their authenticity.” (said 11 September 2025). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_edafe0fb4a40, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_edafe0fb4a40
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