The Swedish Government Offices have blocked staff from reaching ChatGPT and Claude through a web browser. The block took effect on Monday, October 26, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. SVT cited reporting by Sveriges Radio’s Ekot. It published the report on October 23 and updated it on October 24.
The Government Offices, known in Swedish as Regeringskansliet, are the civil service that supports the prime minister and the cabinet. A ministry email told staff that the web interface for ChatGPT and Claude would no longer be reachable. Staff can still use both models through an internal platform called Intric.
What the Swedish Government Offices block covers
The block applies to the browser versions of the two chatbots. Employees keep ChatGPT and Claude models through Intric. SVT does not describe how Intric is set up, so its controls are not known.
The email is the only notice the reporting describes. The coverage does not point to a public announcement from the Swedish Government Offices.
Staff are pointed to Microsoft Copilot
Staff have been directed to Microsoft Copilot. SVT reports that Copilot was approved after a review that raised its security. All employees have access to it.
The reporting describes a switch to a short list of approved tools. Copilot is on that list. The browser versions of ChatGPT and Claude are not. The models stay available to staff through Intric.
No reason has been given
The coverage does not say why the block was introduced. The ministry email, as SVT describes it, gives no reason either.
Other Swedish bodies have already acted. The tax agency Skatteverket has blocked AI services. So has the agency Sis. The enforcement authority Kronofogden is considering the same step. SVT does not say whether the three agencies share a reason. It reports each case on its own.
Agencies that restrict public chatbots often point to one concern. Text typed into a consumer service leaves the organization’s network. Sweden has not said that is its reason. For wider background on the rules around these companies, see the Jolt Journal’s report on EU AI Act enforcement and what it means for OpenAI and Anthropic. The company behind Claude is covered on the Anthropic topic page.
The prime minister’s own chatbot use
The block comes after public debate over how Swedish leaders use chatbots. In August 2025, TechSpot reported that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told the business paper Dagens Industri that he uses AI chatbots for a second opinion. He named ChatGPT and the French tool LeChat.
His spokesperson, Tom Samuelsson, said no security-sensitive information is shared with these tools. Critics said the practice could expose policymaking to outside influence. Nothing in the SVT report links the new block to that debate.
What is still unclear
Several points are open. The reports do not say whether the block covers mobile apps or only the browser interface. They do not say whether it applies to every ministry. They do not say how long it will last. They also do not say how many staff use Intric or whether that use is logged. Those details would show how much the block changes day-to-day work.
This report rests on a single source. SVT cites Ekot, and both outlets describe the ministry email. The Jolt Journal has not seen the email. The Swedish Government Offices have not published a statement in the coverage reviewed.
The facts are narrow. Browser access to ChatGPT and Claude is closed for Government Offices staff from October 26. Access through Intric stays open. Microsoft Copilot is the tool staff are told to use. If the Government Offices explain the decision, the scope and the reason should become clearer.
