Sweden Bans ChatGPT and Claude on Official Government Computers

Swedish government offices blocked access to ChatGPT and Claude on public servant computers starting this Monday. The measure aims to centralize artificial intelligence usage through Microsoft Copilot, which remains the only tool to pass a rigorous security review.

Government digitalization director Mikael Wettercrantz justified the decision by stating that using services without formal contracts creates risks for information integrity. The government identified cases where sensitive data was entered into open platforms without proper contractual protection.

Consumer tools without specific agreements send queries to external servers. United States legislation allows authorities to request access to this data, which prompted the restriction to prevent leaks of classified government information.

Other Swedish agencies, such as the Tax Agency and the National Board of Institutional Care, had already adopted similar restrictions. The country's transport administration also detected risky use of various artificial intelligence services in its internal operations.

The landscape of stricter regulation in Europe impacts trust in technology companies and may influence the volatility of digital assets. Uncertainty regarding global data governance tends to raise the perceived risk in investments tied to network infrastructure and cloud services.