Sweden's Government Offices block ChatGPT and Claude, keep Microsoft Copilot
Sweden's Government Offices announced that, starting Monday, staff computers will no longer allow access to ChatGPT or Anthropic's Claude. Civil servants are directed to use Microsoft Copilot as the sole approved AI tool. The directive was posted by director of digitalisation Mikael Wettercrantz on the internal intranet, where he warned that using consumer AI services without a formal contract…
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- Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers, approving only Microsoft Copilot.
- Director Mikael Wettercrantz cited information‑security risks and lack of formal contracts as the reason.
- Other Swedish agencies have already banned consumer AI tools, and the EU has been tightening AI security rules.
Wettercrantz explained that open AI tools send queries to external servers and U.S. law can compel those companies to hand over data. Copilot passed a security review and had its settings tightened, whereas ChatGPT and Claude did not. Some employees may still reach the blocked services through an internally built AI platform, though the press office gave no details. Sweden's Tax Agency and the National Board of Institutional Care have already imposed similar bans, and the Enforcement Authority is preparing its own decision. The move follows broader EU concerns, including the European Parliament’s February ban on AI features and Italy’s 2023 ChatGPT prohibition.
Sweden's Government Offices Block ChatGPT and Claude, Keep Microsoft Copilot
yahoo.com · 24 October 2026
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