Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has faced criticism after admitting he frequently uses AI tools for a second opinion in his role of leading the country.
Kristersson, whose Moderate party leads Sweden’s centre-right coalition government, recently revealed this during an interview with Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri
“I use it myself quite often. If for nothing else than for a second opinion. What have others done? And should we think the complete opposite? Those types of questions.” He said
Critics, however, swiftly argued that voters had elected Kristersson, not ChatGPT, to lead Sweden, with technology experts in Sweden raising concerns about politicians using AI tools in such a way, citing the risk of making political decisions based on inaccurate information.
“The more he relies on AI for simple things, the bigger the risk of overconfidence in the system.
“It is a slippery slope. We must demand that reliability can be guaranteed. We didn’t vote for ChatGPT.” Virginia Dignum, a professor of responsible artificial intelligence at Umeå University, said while chatting with the same outlet that interviewed the PM.
Kristersson’s press team eventually brushed aside security concerns, stating, “Of course, it’s not security-sensitive information that ends up there. It’s used more as a sounding board,” Tom Samuelsson, Kristersson’s press secretary, told the newspaper Aftonbladet.
