Sweden's Government Offices block ChatGPT and Claude, approve Microsoft Copilot for staff use

Starting October 26, Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers due to information security concerns, directing civil servants to use Microsoft Copilot as the only approved AI tool. The director of digitalisation, Mikael Wettercrantz, stated that using AI services without a formal contract poses information security risks because consumer tools send user queries to external company servers, which U.S. law may compel companies to hand over. Copilot was approved after a security review and setting adjustments, unlike ChatGPT and Claude. Other Swedish agencies, including the Tax Agency and National Board of Institutional Care, have already implemented similar bans.