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Can AI invent a new coded form of communication that only 2 people can understand ?

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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.

Status last checked on September 24, 2026.

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In the Court of AI Capability
Summary of Findings
Verdict over time
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Sitting at the Bench Filed · Sep 24, 2026
— The Question Before the Court —

Can AI invent a new coded form of communication that only 2 people can understand?

★ The Court Finds ★
Reaffirmed
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Yes

The jury found a clear answer in the affirmative.

Jury Tally
1Yes
0Almost
0No
Verdict Confidence
95%
The Court of AI Capability is, of course, not a real court.
But the data is real.
The Case File · Stacked History
Session I · May 2026 Yes
Session II · May 2026 Yes · 85%
Session III · May 2026 Almost · 83%
Session IV · May 2026 Yes · 82%
Session V · Jun 2026 Almost · 78%
Session VI · Jun 2026 Almost · 80%
Session VII · Jun 2026 Almost · 77%
Session VIII · Jun 2026 Yes · 95%
Session IX · Jun 2026 Yes · 88%
Session X · Jun 2026 Yes · 95%
Session XI · Jul 2026 Yes · 88%
Session XII · Jul 2026 Yes · 85%
Session XIII · Jul 2026 Yes · 95%
Session XIV · Jul 2026 Yes · 90%
Session XV · Jul 2026 Almost · 80%
Session XVI · Aug 2026 Yes · 90%
Session XVII · Aug 2026 Yes · 93%
Session XVIII · Aug 2026 Yes · 95%
Session XIX · Aug 2026 Yes · 95%
Session XX · Aug 2026 Yes · 95%
Session 21 · Sep 2026 Yes · 93%
Session 22 · Sep 2026 Yes · 95%
Session 23 · Sep 2026 Yes · 92%
Case № 96C1 · Session 24
In the Court of AI Capability

The Case File

Docket № 96C1 · Session 24 · Vol. 24
I. Particulars of the Case
Question put to the courtCan AI invent a new coded form of communication that only 2 people can understand?
Session24 (24 hearing)
Convened24 Sep 2026
Previously ruledYES (May '26) → YES (May '26) → ALMOST (May '26) → YES (May '26) → ALMOST (Jun '26) → ALMOST (Jun '26) → ALMOST (Jun '26) → YES (Jun '26) → YES (Jun '26) → YES (Jun '26) → YES (Jul '26) → YES (Jul '26) → YES (Jul '26) → YES (Jul '26) → ALMOST (Jul '26) → YES (Aug '26) → YES (Aug '26) → YES (Aug '26) → YES (Aug '26) → YES (Aug '26) → YES (Sep '26) → YES (Sep '26) → YES (Sep '26) → YES (Sep '26)
II. Cumulative Tally Across Sessions

Across 24 sessions, 49 jurors have heard this case. Combined tally: 36 YES · 13 ALMOST · 0 NO · 0 IN RESEARCH.

Note: cumulative includes older juror opinions. The current session tally above is the live verdict.

III. Verdict

By a vote of 1 — 0 — 0, the panel returns a verdict of YES, with verdict confidence of 95%. The court so orders.

IV. Statements from the Bench
Juror I YES

"AI can generate a unique cipher or steganographic scheme tailored to two parties."

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Presiding Judge
M. Lovelace
Clerk of the Court

What the audience thinks

No 13% · Yes 65% · Maybe 22% 23 votes
No · 13%
Yes · 65%
Maybe · 22%
8 days of activity

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⚖ 24 jury checks · most recent 3 days ago
24 Sep 2026 1 juror · can can
18 Sep 2026 1 juror · can can
07 Sep 2026 1 juror · can can
02 Sep 2026 3 jurors · can, can, can can
28 Aug 2026 1 juror · can can
22 Aug 2026 1 juror · can can
17 Aug 2026 1 juror · can can
11 Aug 2026 2 jurors · can, can can
06 Aug 2026 1 juror · can can
31 Jul 2026 2 jurors · undecided, undecided undecided
26 Jul 2026 1 juror · can can
15 Jul 2026 1 juror · can can
10 Jul 2026 3 jurors · can, can, undecided undecided
04 Jul 2026 3 jurors · can, can, undecided undecided
29 Jun 2026 1 juror · can can
24 Jun 2026 3 jurors · can, can, undecided undecided
18 Jun 2026 1 juror · can can
13 Jun 2026 2 jurors · can, undecided undecided
07 Jun 2026 2 jurors · can, undecided undecided
02 Jun 2026 3 jurors · can, undecided, undecided undecided
28 May 2026 3 jurors · can, can, undecided undecided status changed
22 May 2026 4 jurors · can, can, undecided, undecided undecided
17 May 2026 4 jurors · can, can, can, undecided undecided
13 May 2026 4 jurors · can, can, can, can can status changed

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.

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