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Proof: David Seymour doesn't see why AI shouldn't write Cabinet papers

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5791365503756ef9f9ada66d421fbeda3ac5732b8b3cb94c61a793a9c2a6903d

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969508, mined 2026-10-02 00:31 UTC.

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• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-01 23:52 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-579136550375.json prints 5791365503756ef9f9ada66d421fbeda3ac5732b8b3cb94c61a793a9c2a6903d. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-579136550375.json and headline-579136550375.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-579136550375.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 1 min after it was first seen.