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Sweden Blocks ChatGPT and Claude Over "Problematic" Security Concerns as UK Plans £100 Million AI Biosecurity Lab

Sweden blocked ChatGPT and Claude over security concerns, TechRadar reports, as the UK pledged £100 million for an AI biosecurity lab.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-26 22:22

The report described the block as a government decision driven by security concerns it characterised as problematic, but it did not set out which agencies, employees or systems are covered, or which specific risks were identified.

In a separate report the same day, TechRadar said the UK government wants to invest £100 million in what it describes as a "world first" AI Biosecurity Lab, with OpenAI and Anthropic to supply £200 million in credits to help safeguard national security. The report gave no further terms of the arrangement, including where the laboratory would be sited, when it would begin operating, or how the credits would be applied.

Both reports name OpenAI and Anthropic, and both were published on 26 October 2026. The two items were reported separately, and TechRadar did not link the Swedish restriction to the UK funding plan.

Editor's Summary

Sweden has blocked ChatGPT and Claude over what it called problematic security concerns, while the UK government plans a £100 million AI biosecurity lab supported by £200 million in credits from OpenAI and Anthropic. The two decisions, reported by TechRadar on the same day, place restrictions and public funding on AI systems in the name of national security. Neither report disclosed further detail on the scope of the Swedish block or the terms of the UK laboratory.