Sweden's Government Offices Block ChatGPT and Claude on Work Computers
Starting October 26, staff will no longer be able to reach the two services directly and will be steered toward approved AI tools. Some employees will still be able to use both through a platform the Government Offices built themselves.
Sweden’s Government Offices (Regeringskansliet) will block access to ChatGPT and Claude on employees’ work computers starting October 26. Swedish public radio reported the move, citing internal guidance circulated within the Government Offices and a response from its press office. The restriction applies to the work computers used by Government Offices staff.
What gets blocked
Direct access to the ChatGPT and Claude websites from work computers will be cut off. The Government Offices said the measure is intended to steer employees toward approved AI tools. Even for the same service, whether access is permitted now depends on the route taken to get there.
Some employees will still be able to use ChatGPT and Claude through an AI assistant platform the Government Offices built in-house, according to the press office. For staff who have until now been going straight to the two services from their work computers, the key question becomes whether they qualify to use that internal platform.
So what will staff use instead?
The AI tools approved by the Government Offices include Microsoft’s Copilot. Even on the day ChatGPT and Claude access is cut, employees will still have tools available to them. The Government Offices said it also tightened Copilot’s security settings as part of this review.
This is not the first time the Government Offices has restricted the use of an AI service. It previously limited the use of DeepSeek. This time it has placed ChatGPT and Claude on the list of services blocked from direct access, while leaving a path open for some employees to use them through the internal platform.
What changes for employees
The most visible change is which routes to AI are available on a work computer. From October 26, staff cannot go directly to ChatGPT or Claude and must use approved tools instead. The in-house platform available to some employees is a separate route.
The move illustrates how public institutions are deciding which AI tools may be used at work and through what channels. The Government Offices is nudging staff toward approved tools while still leaving a way to use the two services. The things to watch after the policy takes effect are how widely access to the in-house platform extends and which features are actually usable in day-to-day work. Those conditions will determine how big a change employees feel.