Sweden’s Government Offices blocks ChatGPT and Claude, approves Microsoft Copilot

Sweden’s central government administration is pulling the plug on two of the world’s best-known chatbots. Starting Monday, staff at the Government Offices will no longer be able to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude on their work computers. Microsoft’s Copilot is the one AI assistant left standing. For the civil servants who support the prime minister and cabinet, the chatbot menu just got a lot shorter. What the Government Offices decided The restriction was reported by Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s national, publicly funded radio broadcaster. It applies to the Government Offices, known in Swedish as Regeringskansliet, which is the administrative machinery behind the cabinet. According to research findings on the decision, the block takes effect on October 26, 2026. From that date, employees are expected to stick to pre-approved AI tools. In practice, that means Copilot. Copilot did not get the nod automatically. It passed an internal security review, but only after adjustments were made to its settings. ChatGPT and Claude are not being erased from the building entirely. A limited number of staff will still be able to reach both models through an AI-assistant platform the Gover...