The Briefing RoomJune 17, 2026via Wired AI
The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
Why it matters
Government regulation is now directly conditioning model releases on technical guarantees that security experts say are theoretically unachievable, creating a high-stakes tension between policy ambition and technical reality that will force industry-wide decisions on safety governance and release timelines.
Key signals
- Trump administration officials demanding Anthropic block all jailbreaks as condition for Fable 5 rerelease
- Security experts quote that guardrail circumvention cannot be guaranteed
- Regulatory pressure now tied to model release approval
- Published June 17, 2026 — indicates future regulatory environment
The hook
The White House just issued an impossible demand: make AI jailbreaks impossible. Security experts say it can't be done—and that's reshaping how the next generation of models gets approved.
Trump administration officials tell WIRED that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, it will need to ensure the model's guardrails can't be circumvented. Security experts say that can't be done.