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Swedish government offices to block ChatGPT and Claude
Sveriges Radio's Ekot reported that Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on staff work computers from Monday, directing employees toward approved tools including Microsoft Copilot.
Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on employees' work computers from Monday, Sveriges Radio's Ekot reported Friday1.
The block is meant to steer staff toward services the Government Offices have approved, including Microsoft's Copilot, according to the report1. Ekot said internal information it reviewed showed the offices had also tightened security settings in Copilot after a review1.
Digitalization director Mikael Wettercrantz declined an interview, Ekot said, but wrote on the Government Offices intranet that using AI services without a contract can have consequences for information security1. The press office declined to describe the Copilot changes, citing security, the report said1.
The Government Offices had already limited use of DeepSeek, Ekot reported1. The press office said some staff will still reach ChatGPT and Claude through an AI-assistant platform the offices built themselves1.
Ekot said similar blocks are already in place at the Swedish Tax Agency and the National Board of Institutional Care (SiS), and that the Enforcement Authority is preparing a decision1. It cited the Swedish Transport Administration's internal audit, which earlier this year found widespread use of about 10 open AI services and described examples it called problematic, involving both the sensitivity of data entered and how generated answers were handled1.