ITHome October 24 news — On the 23rd local time, according to Swedish national public broadcaster Sveriges Radio, the Swedish Government Offices will, starting next Monday, prohibit staff fromdirectly accessing ChatGPT and Claude through office computers, requiring employees to switch to approved AI services such as Microsoft Copilot.
Internal documents show that the Government Offices has also reviewed Copilot and further strengthened its security protections. The agency's digital director, Mikael Wettercrantz, pointed out on the Government Offices' intranet that using AI services without signed agreements couldaffect information security。
The investigation found that the Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish Agencies for Public Management (SiS) have also taken similar blocking measures. The Swedish Enforcement Authority has not yet made a decision and is still studying whether to implement restrictions.
A number of Swedish government agencies have noticedthe risks posed by unregulated AI useand have taken other countermeasures. The Swedish Transport Administration is one of them. Earlier this year, an internal audit at the agency found that employees commonly used about 10 AI services, involving considerable risks.
The audit report stated: "We identified multiple cases of problems arising when using open AI services. The issues involved both the sensitivity of the information entered and how AI-generated answers were handled."
ITHome learned from the report that some staff will in the future still be able to use ChatGPT and Claude through an internally self-developed AI assistant platform.
Internal documents show that after its review, the Swedish Government Officesfurther strengthened the security protections of the already approved Microsoft Copilot. The press office declined to disclose what specific measures were taken, citing security concerns.