User blog comment:AntiScootaTwo/Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare confirmed to be set in 2054/@comment-12521892-20140502233443/@comment-1187559-20140503002635

I just watched the credits. One of the Devs of MW3 was called "Sami Onur". And, Samantha was never called "Sami", so, it might be a reference to them.