Sweden's government blocks ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers from Monday
The browser versions of both AI services can no longer be reached in Stockholm's ministries and the prime minister's office. Staff are being directed to Microsoft Copilot, citing information security.
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Staff at Sweden's Government Offices, which include the Prime Minister's Office and all ministries, can no longer open the AI services ChatGPT and Claude in the browsers of their work computers as of Monday, Oct. 26. The Government Offices confirmed the move to broadcaster SVT by email after public radio Sveriges Radio (Ekot) first reported it. All employees are instead being directed to Microsoft's Copilot, which was approved after a review that tightened its security settings.
Digitalization director Mikael Wettercrantz wrote on the internal intranet that using AI services without an agreement can have consequences for information security, according to Swedish media. Tech site Teksajten reported that employees had entered confidential documents into public AI services over which the employer had no control. OpenAI and Anthropic language models remain available to a limited group of staff through Intric, an internal platform controlled by the Government Offices.
Sweden's Tax Agency and the National Board of Institutional Care have already imposed similar blocks, while the Enforcement Authority is still considering one. China's DeepSeek model had already been blocked at the Government Offices.