AI security cannot depend on a prompt

July 15, 2026

There is another point that seems decisive to me: governance cannot depend on the prompt. This should be obvious, but it still isn't. For far too long, the idea has been sold that it's enough to write instructions like “don't do anything without permission,” “don't delete data,” and “follow the company's policy.” That works

There is another point that seems decisive to me: governance cannot depend on the prompt. This should be obvious, but it still isn’t. For far too long, the idea has been sold that it’s enough to write instructions like “don’t do anything without permission,” “don’t delete data,” and “follow the company’s policy.” That serves as guidance, not control. An instruction in natural language is not a security barrier. It is a preference expressed within a probabilistic system.

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