Sweden: Government Favors Copilot, Blocks ChatGPT and Claude

The Swedish government offices cut access to ChatGPT and Claude on their staff computers from Monday, October 26. Only Microsoft Copilot remains authorized, after a security review. Except that Copilot can run Claude models. This decision is part of a broader trend. Several administrations seek to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, as illustrated by DeepSeek’s withdrawal from US federal civilian agencies . Italy had also blocked ChatGPT in 2023. In Sweden, public radio revealed the measure, confirmed internally. Mikael Wettercrantz, director of digitization of government offices, explained on the intranet that using AI services without formal contracts could compromise information security. The services notably noted problematic uses related to the sensitivity of data transmitted and the processing of the generated responses.

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